Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize
Belize: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 99.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize is 99.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize peaked at 99.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 1999.
Belize ranks 85th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 74.1% | — |
| 2000 | 79.6% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 82.4% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 85.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 84.3% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 84.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.1% | 74.1% | 74.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 79.6% | 86.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 86.3% | 99.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 82 Serbia 99.7% compare
- 83 Morocco 99.6% compare
- 84 Liechtenstein 99.5% compare
- 86 Uzbekistan 98.7% compare
- 87 Tajikistan 98.7% compare
- 88 Kuwait 98.5% compare
More education data for Belize
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,374 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,662 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,819 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize was 99.1% in 2019, 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 99.1% 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 85th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.