Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Belize
Belize: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 97.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Belize, 1986–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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, 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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About this data
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.