Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Belize
Belize: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 97.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.5%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
80th
of 154 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2005
All-time low
97.5%
in 2024
Years of data
25
1999–2024
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Belize stood at 97.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Belize peaked at 99.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2024.
Belize ranks 80th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.5% | — |
| 2000 | 97.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | -0.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 97.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.4%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belize's 97.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.8%, 100% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 97.9% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.6% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.5% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 77 El Salvador 97.6% compare
- 78 Dominican Republic 97.6% compare
- 79 Republic of Moldova 97.6% compare
- 80 Honduras 97.5% compare
- 82 China 97.4% compare
- 83 Brazil 97.4% 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 teachers in early childhood education who are female in Belize?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Belize was 97.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Belize ranks 80th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release