Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize
Belize: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize is 98.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize peaked at 99.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 1999.
Belize ranks 90th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 74.1% | — |
| 2000 | 78.2% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 83.1% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.1% | 74.1% | 74.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 78.2% | 86.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 87.2% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 96.4% | 99.3% | 5 |
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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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize was 98.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release