Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Belize
Belize: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Belize, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.4% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Belize peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Belize 88th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +58.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +33.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -51.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +73.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 85 Oman 0.4% compare
- 86 Azerbaijan 0.4% compare
- 87 Mongolia 0.4% compare
- 89 Liechtenstein 0.4% compare
- 90 Burkina Faso 0.4% compare
- 91 Philippines 0.4% compare
More education data for Belize
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,319 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,346 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,323 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,757 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0671 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1073 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Belize?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Belize was 0.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Belize ranks 88th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release