Over-age students, primary, male in Belize
Belize: Over-age students, primary, male was 10.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Belize, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Belize is 10.0%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Belize peaked at 16.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2018.
That places Belize 70th 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, male in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.5% | — |
| 2000 | 16.0% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.6% | 16.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.0% | 12.3% | 9 |
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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 over-age students, primary, male in Belize?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Belize was 10.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Belize ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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, male (% of male 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.