Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Belize
Belize: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Belize stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Belize peaked at 1.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2019.
Belize ranks 168th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Belize, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 5 |
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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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Belize?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Belize was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- How does Belize rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
- Belize ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release