Over-age students, primary, female in Belize
Belize: Over-age students, primary, female was 7.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Belize, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in Belize is 7.2%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Belize peaked at 12.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2018.
That places Belize 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.9% | — |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.8% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 9.1% | 9 |
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More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, female in Belize?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Belize was 7.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Belize ranks 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.