Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Belize
Belize: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 10.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Belize, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 10.0% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Belize peaked at 13.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2003.
Belize ranks 57th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.0% | — |
| 2000 | 5.5% | -45.4% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +44.4% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -55.7% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +129.2% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +27.0% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -32.5% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -0.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 10.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belize's 10.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +129.2% | 3.5% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 3.5% | 12.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.0% | 13.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 54 Armenia 10.3% compare
- 55 Cuba 10.2% compare
- 56 Timor-Leste 10.2% compare
- 58 Paraguay 10.0% compare
- 59 Saint Lucia 9.7% compare
- 60 Sao Tome and Principe 9.6% compare
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 of lower secondary school age in Belize?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Belize was 10.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2003.
- How does Belize rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Belize ranks 57th out of 150 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.