Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belize
Belize: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 66.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belize, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belize is 66.6%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Belize peaked at 70.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 1999.
Belize ranks 122nd 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, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.1% | — |
| 2000 | 48.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 49.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +28.5% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 59.8% | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 59.1% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 48.7% | 68.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 56.6% | 70.3% | 10 |
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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 66.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Belize ranks 122nd out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.