Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Belize
Belize: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 85.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Belize, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Belize stood at 85.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Belize peaked at 87.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 1991.
That places Belize 124th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 62.2% | — |
| 1987 | 64.1% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 59.1% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 65.9% | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 65.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 62.7% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 67.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 74.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 73.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.2% | 62.2% | 64.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 59.1% | 65.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 65.8% | 74.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 72.9% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 82.7% | 87.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Belize?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Belize was 85.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 1991.
- How does Belize rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- Belize ranks 124th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release