Official entrance age to primary education in Belize
Belize: Official entrance age to primary education was 5 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
192nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1970
All-time low
5 years
in 1986
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to primary education in Belize, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to primary education in Belize stood at 5 years. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to primary education in Belize peaked at 6 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1986.
Belize ranks 192nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to primary education in Belize, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6 years | — |
| 1971 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5 years | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.6 years | 5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 192 Antigua and Barbuda 5 years compare
- 192 Australia 5 years compare
- 192 Bahamas 5 years compare
- 192 Bermuda 5 years compare
- 192 Barbados 5 years compare
- 192 Cayman Islands 5 years compare
- 192 Dominica 5 years compare
- 192 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 5 years compare
- 192 United Kingdom 5 years compare
- 192 Gibraltar 5 years compare
- 192 Grenada 5 years compare
- 192 Ireland 5 years compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 years compare
- 192 Saint Lucia 5 years compare
- 192 Sri Lanka 5 years compare
- 192 Malta 5 years compare
- 192 Myanmar 5 years compare
- 192 Mauritius 5 years compare
- 192 Norfolk Island 5 years compare
- 192 Nepal 5 years compare
- 192 New Zealand 5 years compare
- 192 Pakistan 5 years compare
- 192 Trinidad and Tobago 5 years compare
- 192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 years compare
- 192 British Virgin Islands 5 years compare
- 192 Samoa 5 years compare
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 official entrance age to primary education in Belize?
- Official entrance age to primary education in Belize was 5 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to primary education recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to primary education recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1986.
- How does Belize rank for official entrance age to primary education?
- Belize ranks 192nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to primary education rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release