Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Belize
Belize: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total was 98.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Belize, 1992–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Belize recorded 98.5% for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Belize peaked at 147.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2018.
That places Belize 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 136.2% | — |
| 1995 | 144.3% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 147.9% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 126.9% | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 119.1% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 99.6% | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 101.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 101.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 103.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 112.0% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 111.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 104.9% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 103.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 104.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 102.1% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 104.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 103.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 104.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 105.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 103.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 101.7% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 138.8% | 126.9% | 147.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 106.3% | 99.6% | 119.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 103.1% | 98.5% | 105.3% | 9 |
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More education data for Belize
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,319 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,346 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,323 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,757 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0671 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1073 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Belize?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Belize was 98.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 147.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
- Belize ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.