Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Belize
Belize: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 16.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Belize, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 16.1% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Belize peaked at 30.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2024.
That places Belize 111th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28.5% | — |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.7% | 21.8% | 30.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.1% | 19.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 108 Cook Islands 33.3% compare
- 109 Liberia 21.5% compare
- 110 Madagascar 17.1% compare
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 qualified teachers in primary education, male in Belize?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Belize was 16.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- Belize ranks 111th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. 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 qualified teachers in primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release