Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Belize
Belize: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 42.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Belize stood at 42.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.7% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Belize peaked at 49.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2004.
Belize ranks 126th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 24.3% | 37.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 40.7% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 25.1% | 42.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Belize?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Belize was 42.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2004.
- How does Belize rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 126th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release