Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Belize

Belize: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 97.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
97.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
95th
of 193 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2016
All-time low
85.4%
in 1986
Years of data
25
1986–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Belize, 1986–2019

0204060801001986200220191986: 85.4 %1987: 87.5 %1991: 89.4 %1994: 93.8 %1995: 94.3 %1999: 92.7 %2000: 92.7 %2001: 92.6 %2003: 95.3 %2004: 97.1 %2005: 95.5 %2006: 96.2 %2007: 95.7 %2008: 94.5 %2009: 94.6 %2010: 94.8 %2011: 94.1 %2012: 95.9 %2013: 95.7 %2014: 95.2 %2015: 95.8 %2016: 99.4 %2017: 98 %2018: 97.7 %2019: 97.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Belize stood at 97.7%.

That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Belize peaked at 99.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 85.4%, in 1986.

Belize ranks 95th of 193 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, primary and secondary, female in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) in Belize, 1986 to 2019.
Year % Change
1986 85.4%
1987 87.5% +2.4%
1991 89.4% +2.2%
1994 93.8% +5.0%
1995 94.3% +0.5%
1999 92.7% -1.7%
2000 92.7% +0.0%
2001 92.6% -0.1%
2003 95.3% +2.9%
2004 97.1% +1.8%
2005 95.5% -1.6%
2006 96.2% +0.8%
2007 95.7% -0.5%
2008 94.5% -1.2%
2009 94.6% +0.1%
2010 94.8% +0.2%
2011 94.1% -0.8%
2012 95.9% +2.0%
2013 95.7% -0.3%
2014 95.2% -0.5%
2015 95.8% +0.6%
2016 99.4% +3.8%
2017 98.0% -1.4%
2018 97.7% -0.3%
2019 97.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 86.4% 85.4% 87.5% 2
1990s 92.5% 89.4% 94.3% 4
2000s 94.9% 92.6% 97.1% 9
2010s 96.4% 94.1% 99.4% 10

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 92 Micronesia (country) 98.4% compare
  2. 93 Lesotho 98.3% compare
  3. 94 Bhutan 98.1% compare
  4. 96 Guyana 97.5% compare
  5. 97 Botswana 97.5% compare
  6. 98 Turks and Caicos Islands 97.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Belize?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Belize was 97.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 85.4% in 1986.
How does Belize rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Belize ranks 95th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.