Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Belize
Belize: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 11.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Belize, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belize recorded 11.65 years for expected years of schooling, males vs. females in 2023.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Belize peaked at 13.29 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.03 years, in 1990.
Belize ranks 141st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Belize, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.03 years | — |
| 1991 | 10.19 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 10.34 years | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 10.51 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 10.67 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 10.83 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 11 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 11.17 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 11.35 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 11.52 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 11.7 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 11.88 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 12.24 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 12.59 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 13.02 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 12.5 years | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 12.81 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 12.62 years | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 12.54 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 12.22 years | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 12.13 years | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 12.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 12.62 years | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 12.55 years | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 12.51 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 13.29 years | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 12.94 years | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 12.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.98 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.79 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 12.55 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 12.05 years | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 11.65 years | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.76 years | 10.03 years | 11.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.41 years | 11.7 years | 13.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.68 years | 12.13 years | 13.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.26 years | 11.65 years | 12.79 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 138 Vanuatu 11.74 years compare
- 139 Cote d'Ivoire 11.74 years compare
- 140 Guinea-Bissau 11.68 years compare
- 142 Maldives 11.63 years compare
- 143 Venezuela 11.63 years compare
- 144 Solomon Islands 11.62 years compare
More education data for Belize
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,933 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 564 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,254 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,565 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 10.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Belize?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Belize was 11.65 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 13.29 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.03 years in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Belize ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.