Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Belize
Belize: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 17.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Belize, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Belize is 17.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Belize peaked at 22.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2004.
Belize ranks 49th of 127 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.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.2% | — |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +58.6% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.2% | 12.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.8% | 14.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 14.4% | 22.8% | 4 |
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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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Belize?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Belize was 17.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2004.
- How does Belize rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Belize ranks 49th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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 Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release