Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Belize
Belize: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified was 67.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Belize, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Belize stood at 67.7%.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Belize peaked at 74.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2023.
Belize ranks 67th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 74.1% | — |
| 2015 | 71.8% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 67.7% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.8% | 68.7% | 74.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 64.6% | 68.9% | 5 |
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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 primary education who are qualified in Belize?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Belize was 67.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified?
- Belize ranks 67th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 teachers in primary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release