Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belize
Belize: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 89.32 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belize, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belize stood at 89.32.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belize peaked at 100 in 1940 and was at its lowest, 2.03, in 1820.
Belize ranks 159th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 2.03 | — |
| 1825 | 2.61 | +28.6% |
| 1830 | 3.36 | +28.7% |
| 1835 | 4.32 | +28.6% |
| 1840 | 5.54 | +28.2% |
| 1845 | 7.07 | +27.6% |
| 1850 | 8.98 | +27.0% |
| 1855 | 11.35 | +26.4% |
| 1860 | 14.25 | +25.6% |
| 1865 | 17.74 | +24.5% |
| 1870 | 21.87 | +23.3% |
| 1875 | 26.65 | +21.9% |
| 1880 | 32.06 | +20.3% |
| 1885 | 38 | +18.5% |
| 1890 | 44.33 | +16.7% |
| 1895 | 47.12 | +6.3% |
| 1900 | 49.91 | +5.9% |
| 1905 | 60.81 | +21.8% |
| 1910 | 71.71 | +17.9% |
| 1915 | 69.66 | -2.9% |
| 1920 | 67.6 | -3.0% |
| 1925 | 75.9 | +12.3% |
| 1930 | 84.19 | +10.9% |
| 1935 | 92.1 | +9.4% |
| 1940 | 100 | +8.6% |
| 1945 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.57 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 97.53 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.59 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.05 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 98.52 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 98.55 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.67 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 99.42 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 99.17 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 99 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.54 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 98.47 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.48 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.48 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.95 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 99.5 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.61 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.48 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.74 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.56 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.05 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.42 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.93 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 91.91 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 88.36 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 89.32 | +1.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 89.32 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.04, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 89.32 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.07, 94% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1830 | +28.7% | 2.61 | 3.36 |
| 1825 | +28.6% | 2.03 | 2.61 |
| 1835 | +28.6% | 3.36 | 4.32 |
| 1840 | +28.2% | 4.32 | 5.54 |
| 1845 | +27.6% | 5.54 | 7.07 |
| 1850 | +27.0% | 7.07 | 8.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 2.32 | 2.03 | 2.61 | 2 |
| 1830s | 3.84 | 3.36 | 4.32 | 2 |
| 1840s | 6.3 | 5.54 | 7.07 | 2 |
| 1850s | 10.16 | 8.98 | 11.35 | 2 |
| 1860s | 15.99 | 14.25 | 17.74 | 2 |
| 1870s | 24.26 | 21.87 | 26.65 | 2 |
| 1880s | 35.03 | 32.06 | 38 | 2 |
| 1890s | 45.72 | 44.33 | 47.12 | 2 |
| 1900s | 55.36 | 49.91 | 60.81 | 2 |
| 1910s | 70.69 | 69.66 | 71.71 | 2 |
| 1920s | 71.75 | 67.6 | 75.9 | 2 |
| 1930s | 88.14 | 84.19 | 92.1 | 2 |
| 1940s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1950s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1960s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.57 | 97.57 | 97.57 | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.61 | 97.53 | 99.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.33 | 98.47 | 99.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.99 | 88.36 | 99.42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.77 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belize?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belize was 89.32 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1940.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 in 1820.
- How does Belize rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Belize ranks 159th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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 enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.