Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Belize
Belize: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 20.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Belize, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 20.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Belize peaked at 46.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2025.
Belize ranks 93rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.8% | — |
| 2001 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 20.7% | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.6% | 38.9% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 33.9% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 20.7% | 31.0% | 6 |
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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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Belize?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Belize was 20.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Belize ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release