Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belize
Belize: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 13.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
13.8%
Change on year
up 18.9%
World rank
3rd
of 123 countries
All-time high
15.1%
in 2020
All-time low
11.6%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2015–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belize, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 13.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of up 18.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belize peaked at 15.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2023.
That places Belize 3rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.5% | — |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -20.9% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | +18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 11.6% | 15.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 1 Burkina Faso 56.2% compare
- 2 British Virgin Islands 15.7% compare
- 4 India 13.7% compare
- 5 Benin 12.6% compare
- 6 Cameroon 12.1% compare
More education data for Belize
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,933 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 564 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,254 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,565 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 10.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 13.8% 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 15.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belize ranks 3rd out of 123 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 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release