Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.1104 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Belize, 1999–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.1104 units per square kilometre for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.1153 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0824 units per square kilometre, in 1999.
Belize ranks 168th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0.0842 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0869 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0997 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0925 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0932 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0984 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1008 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1019 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1038 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1048 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.109 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1021 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1018 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1117 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1119 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1153 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1125 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.115 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1139 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1096 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1094 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1104 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.1104 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3898 units per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.1104 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.736 units per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0952 units per square kilometre | 0.0842 units per square kilometre | 0.1019 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1088 units per square kilometre | 0.1018 units per square kilometre | 0.1153 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1109 units per square kilometre | 0.1094 units per square kilometre | 0.1139 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 165 Djibouti 0.1182 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Laos 0.1128 units per square kilometre compare
- 167 Belarus 0.1107 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Saudi Arabia 0.1092 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 Uruguay 0.1079 units per square kilometre compare
- 171 Argentina 0.1055 units per square kilometre 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 primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.1104 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1153 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0824 units per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 168th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.