Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment female) in Belize
Belize: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment female) was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Belize is 97.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Belize peaked at 98.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 1999.
Belize ranks 100th 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, female (%) (enrolment female) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 75.6% | — |
| 2000 | 79.4% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 84.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +2.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 97.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 97.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.9%, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.6% | 75.6% | 75.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 79.4% | 87.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 89.1% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 95.2% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 97 Israel 97.9% compare
- 98 Uzbekistan 97.7% compare
- 99 Bolivia 97.5% compare
- 101 Kazakhstan 97.1% compare
- 102 South Korea 97.1% compare
- 103 Dominica 96.8% 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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Belize?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Belize was 97.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Belize ranks 100th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release