Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Belize
Belize: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 96.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Belize, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 96.5% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Belize peaked at 124.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2024.
That places Belize 154th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108.7% | 103.3% | 118.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 114.0% | 106.1% | 124.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 117.5% | 111.6% | 121.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 117.5% | 113.6% | 120.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.1% | 112.3% | 116.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.1% | 96.5% | 112.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 151 Saint Lucia 96.8% compare
- 152 Egypt 96.7% compare
- 153 New Zealand 96.7% compare
- 156 North Macedonia 96.3% compare
- 157 Serbia 96.0% compare
More education data for Belize
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.02 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Belize?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Belize was 96.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 124.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Belize ranks 154th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.