Proportion of teachers … Proportion lower female secondary in Belize
Belize: Proportion of teachers … Proportion lower female secondary was 29.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 29.3% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.8% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize peaked at 66.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2019.
Belize ranks 53rd of 54 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … Proportion lower female secondary in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.3% | — |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | -25.3% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -55.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 29.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.6%, 31% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Belize's 29.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.8%, 38% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.3% | 39.5% | 54.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 29.3% | 66.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.32 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize was 29.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2019.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Belize ranks 53rd out of 54 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the lower secondary level.