Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (Gross female) in Belize
Belize: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (Gross female) was 97.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Belize, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 97.9% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Belize peaked at 97.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 1999.
Belize ranks 92nd 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, female (%) (Gross female) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 75.1% | — |
| 2000 | 80.1% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 86.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.9% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 97.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.0%, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 97.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.5%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.1% | 75.1% | 75.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 80.1% | 86.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 88.4% | 97.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.32 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Belize?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Belize was 97.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Belize ranks 92nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.