Population of compulsory school age, female in Belize
Belize: Population of compulsory school age, female was 29,847 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Belize, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, female in Belize stood at 29,847.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Belize peaked at 30,701 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23,679, in 1998.
Belize ranks 161st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23,679 | — |
| 1999 | 24,184 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 24,582 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 24,942 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 25,382 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 25,900 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 26,535 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 27,212 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 27,916 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 28,629 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 29,312 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 29,930 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 30,498 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 30,657 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 30,701 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 30,617 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 30,448 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 30,250 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 29,808 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 29,495 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 29,240 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 29,059 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 28,968 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 28,963 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 29,028 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 29,255 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 29,721 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 29,847 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,932 | 23,679 | 24,184 | 2 |
| 2000s | 27,034 | 24,582 | 29,930 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,077 | 29,059 | 30,701 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,297 | 28,963 | 29,847 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Belize?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Belize was 29,847 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 30,701 in 2012.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,679 in 1998.
- How does Belize rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Belize ranks 161st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release