Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Belize
Belize: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private was 66.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Belize stood at 66.4%.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Belize peaked at 76.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2015.
That places Belize 7th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.5% | — |
| 2001 | 73.9% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 70.1% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 69.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 66.4% | -4.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 66.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.0%, 5.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belize's 66.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.0%, 3.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.6% | 64.4% | 76.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 60.6% | 70.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 66.4% | 69.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Belize?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Belize was 66.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 2015.
- How does Belize rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private?
- Belize ranks 7th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release