Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belize
Belize: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 17.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belize, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 17.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belize peaked at 21.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2021.
That places Belize 44th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.6% | — |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +44.0% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -30.8% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.8% | 14.6% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 10.6% | 17.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belize?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belize was 17.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belize ranks 44th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release