Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Belize
Belize: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 79.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Belize, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Belize stood at 79.1%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Belize peaked at 79.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 1995.
That places Belize 119th 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, total (% of relevant age group) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 50.8% | — |
| 1995 | 48.7% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 50.6% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 52.1% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 55.2% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.1% | 48.7% | 50.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 52.1% | 61.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 60.4% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 61.7% | 79.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.32 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Belize?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Belize was 79.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 1995.
- How does Belize rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Belize ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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, total (% 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.