Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Belize
Belize: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified was 61.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Belize, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 61.5% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Belize peaked at 61.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 2015.
That places Belize 19th out of 57 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 55.8% | — |
| 2015 | 54.2% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 61.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.7% | 54.2% | 59.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 58.8% | 61.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 16 Cayman Islands 63.0% compare
- 17 Cuba 62.7% compare
- 18 Kiribati 61.9% compare
- 20 Philippines 61.3% compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 61.1% compare
- 22 Cyprus 61.0% compare
More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 44,757 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0671 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Belize?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Belize was 61.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 2015.
- How does Belize rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified?
- Belize ranks 19th out of 57 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary 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