Government expenditure per student, secondary in Belize
Belize: Government expenditure per student, secondary was 27.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Belize, 1999–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
In 2017, government expenditure per student, secondary in Belize stood at 27.3%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, secondary in Belize peaked at 27.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2000.
Belize ranks 19th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.0% | — |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 16.4% | 23.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 21.9% | 27.3% | 7 |
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More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 44,757 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0671 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, secondary in Belize?
- Government expenditure per student, secondary in Belize was 27.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for government expenditure per student, secondary?
- Belize ranks 19th out of 109 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure per student, secondary rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.