Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Belize
Belize: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 3,938 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Belize, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Belize stood at 3,938 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Belize peaked at 3,969 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,936 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, male in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,936 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,960 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 2,003 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 2,041 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 2,077 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 2,110 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 2,143 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 2,172 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 2,211 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 2,251 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 2,288 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 2,312 number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 2,333 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 2,346 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 2,358 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 2,380 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 2,502 number | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 2,600 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 2,713 number | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 2,825 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 2,908 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 2,939 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 2,980 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 2,986 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2,975 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 2,968 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,980 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 3,055 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 3,179 number | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 3,331 number | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 3,484 number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 3,612 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 3,699 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 3,774 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 3,839 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 3,897 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 3,950 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3,955 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,950 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,944 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3,946 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3,969 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3,945 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3,908 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3,868 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3,838 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 3,835 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,847 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,873 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,907 number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3,938 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,090 number | 1,936 number | 2,251 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,466 number | 2,288 number | 2,825 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,030 number | 2,908 number | 3,331 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,810 number | 3,484 number | 3,955 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,894 number | 3,835 number | 3,969 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,938 number | 3,938 number | 3,938 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 163 Cape Verde 5,409 number compare
- 164 Cyprus 5,246 number compare
- 165 Vanuatu 4,035 number compare
- 167 Maldives 3,923 number compare
- 168 Montenegro 3,853 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 3,649 number compare
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, male in Belize?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Belize was 3,938 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 3,969 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,936 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Belize ranks 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.