Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level in Belize
Belize: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level was 73.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Belize is 73.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Belize peaked at 75.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2009.
That places Belize 67th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.3% | — |
| 2001 | 38.5% | -29.1% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | -2.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 73.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.9%, 80% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Belize's 73.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.9%, 90% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 35.5% | 54.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 38.1% | 66.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 70.3% | 75.0% | 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Belize?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Belize was 73.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by?
- Belize ranks 67th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level and sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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