Primary education, teachers in Belize
Belize: Primary education, teachers was 77.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Belize recorded 77.4% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Belize peaked at 77.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 2000.
Belize ranks 99th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Belize, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.1% | — |
| 2000 | 63.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 69.2% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 71.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.4% | +1.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 77.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 77.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.2%, 95% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.1% | 64.1% | 64.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 63.9% | 72.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 72.1% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 75.6% | 77.4% | 5 |
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 primary education, teachers in Belize?
- Primary education, teachers in Belize was 77.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for primary education, teachers?
- Belize ranks 99th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.