Population, age 16, total in Belize
Belize: Population, age 16, total was 7,023 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Belize, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belize recorded 7,023 for population, age 16, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Belize peaked at 7,023 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,276, in 1990.
That places Belize 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,900 | 4,276 | 5,508 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,991 | 5,607 | 6,511 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,829 | 6,636 | 7,023 | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.02 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Belize?
- Population, age 16, total in Belize was 7,023 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7,023 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,276 in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for population, age 16, total?
- Belize ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.