Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Belize
Belize: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Belize, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belize recorded 8 for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Belize peaked at 12 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2018.
That places Belize 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12 | — |
| 1999 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 67% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12, 67% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Belize?
- Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Belize was 8 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
- Belize ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release