Progression to secondary school in Belize
Belize: Progression to secondary school was 97.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Progression to secondary school in Belize, 1991–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 97.4% for progression to secondary school in 2017.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Belize peaked at 98.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 92.7%, in 1991.
Belize ranks 83rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.9% | 92.7% | 94.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 93.5% | 98.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 95.2% | 98.9% | 8 |
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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 progression to secondary school in Belize?
- Progression to secondary school in Belize was 97.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 1991.
- How does Belize rank for progression to secondary school?
- Belize ranks 83rd out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).