Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belize
Belize: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 15.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.8%
Change on year
up 25.5%
World rank
2nd
of 121 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 2020
All-time low
12.6%
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
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belize stood at 15.8%.
The figure is up 25.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belize peaked at 18.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2023.
Belize ranks 2nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.5% | — |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -29.1% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | +25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 12.6% | 18.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,374 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,662 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,819 (2024)
- 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)
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 15.8% 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 18.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belize ranks 2nd out of 121 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 down 4.2%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release