Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Belize
Belize: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 16.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Belize stood at 16.0%.
The figure is up 23.7% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Belize peaked at 25.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2021.
Belize ranks 63rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.7% | — |
| 2000 | 23.5% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 22.5% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +23.2% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -45.5% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +23.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 16.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.8%, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belize's 16.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 25.7% | 25.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 16.7% | 23.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.5% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 10.4% | 19.2% | 5 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Belize?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Belize was 16.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Belize ranks 63rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release