Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belize
Belize: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 68.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belize is 68.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belize peaked at 73.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 1999.
Belize ranks 136th of 195 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, upper secondary, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.7% | — |
| 2000 | 49.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 50.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 60.1% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 63.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 70.8% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 49.3% | 66.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 56.1% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 64.5% | 73.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belize?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belize was 68.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Belize ranks 136th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release