Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Belize
Belize: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 61.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Belize, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Belize is 61.7%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Belize peaked at 65.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1999.
Belize ranks 126th of 182 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.4% | — |
| 2000 | 44.2% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | +28.2% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4% | 43.4% | 43.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 44.2% | 63.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 52.0% | 65.7% | 10 |
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More education data for Belize
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Belize?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Belize was 61.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 126th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.