Official entrance age to compulsory education in Belize
Belize: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 5 in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 200 countries
All-time high
5
in 1998
All-time low
5
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998β2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Belize, 1998β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Belize stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Belize peaked at 5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1998.
That places Belize 129th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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More education data for Belize
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Belize?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Belize was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- How does Belize rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Belize ranks 129th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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