Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Belize
Belize: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 7,790 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Belize, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Belize stood at 7,790 number.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Belize peaked at 7,849 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3,838 number, in 1970.
Belize ranks 166th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,838 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,887 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 3,974 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 4,053 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 4,125 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 4,192 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 4,253 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 4,315 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 4,393 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 4,474 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 4,550 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 4,605 number | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 4,638 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 4,653 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 4,667 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 4,702 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 4,934 number | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 5,131 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 5,361 number | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 5,587 number | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 5,755 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 5,814 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 5,892 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 5,903 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 5,878 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5,860 number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 5,885 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6,037 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 6,285 number | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 6,588 number | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 6,894 number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 7,150 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 7,320 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 7,466 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 7,594 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 7,709 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 7,815 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7,830 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 7,826 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 7,816 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7,816 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,849 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 7,785 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 7,690 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7,589 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 7,517 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7,511 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7,546 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 7,618 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 7,709 number | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7,790 number | +1.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 7,790 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 116,888 number, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 7,790 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,885 number, 17% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,150 number | 3,838 number | 4,474 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,883 number | 4,550 number | 5,587 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,990 number | 5,755 number | 6,588 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,542 number | 6,894 number | 7,830 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,663 number | 7,511 number | 7,849 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,790 number | 7,790 number | 7,790 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Belize?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Belize was 7,790 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7,849 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,838 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Belize ranks 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.