Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Belize
Belize: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 2.02 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.02
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
111th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.69
in 1950
All-time low
1.84
in 2021
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Belize, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Belize stood at 2.02.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Belize peaked at 6.69 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.84, in 2021.
Belize ranks 111th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.61 | 6.52 | 6.69 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.41 | 6.32 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.23 | 5.99 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2 | 4.86 | 5.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.09 | 3.73 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.17 | 2.66 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 | 2.14 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 | 1.84 | 2.04 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 108 United States Virgin Islands 2.08 compare
- 109 Venezuela 2.08 compare
- 110 Guadeloupe 2.07 compare
- 111 Cook Islands 2.02 compare
- 113 Martinique 1.99 compare
- 114 Peru 1.97 compare
More education data for Belize
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,497 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Belize?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Belize was 2.02 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Belize ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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