Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belize
Belize: Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belize stood at 1.01 index.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belize peaked at 1.02 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9938 index, in 2011.
Belize ranks 49th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.9998 index | 1.02 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9938 index | 1.01 index | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 4 |
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More education data for Belize
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.02 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belize?
- Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belize was 1.01 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9938 index in 2011.
- How does Belize rank for net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belize ranks 49th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.