Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in Belize
Belize: Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education was 0.6734 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in Belize, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.6734 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in Belize peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6507 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Belize 60th out of 60 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in Belize, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.7984 GPIA | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8807 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7588 GPIA | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7535 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6686 GPIA | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6905 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6507 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6627 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6734 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8411 GPIA | 0.7535 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6692 GPIA | 0.6507 GPIA | 0.6905 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,374 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,662 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,819 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,933 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 564 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,254 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in Belize?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in Belize was 0.6734 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6507 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education?
- Belize ranks 60th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release