Lower secondary completion rate, female in Belize
Belize: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 82.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Belize, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, female in Belize is 82.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Belize peaked at 82.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 1995.
That places Belize 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 54.4% | — |
| 1995 | 53.1% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 54.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 57.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 73.3% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 72.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 82.8% | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.0% | 53.1% | 54.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 55.7% | 65.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 64.3% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 67.2% | 82.8% | 5 |
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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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Belize?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Belize was 82.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 1995.
- How does Belize rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Belize ranks 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.