Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low in Belize
Belize: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low was 38.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low in Belize, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low in Belize stood at 38.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.8% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low in Belize peaked at 55.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2004.
Belize ranks 52nd 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 with the minimum required qualifications in low in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.4% | — |
| 2001 | 31.3% | -42.5% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | -36.3% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +25.8% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +34.0% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +39.1% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | -29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 24.2% | 54.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 29.2% | 55.4% | 7 |
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More education data for Belize
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low in Belize?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low in Belize was 38.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2004.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low?
- Belize ranks 52nd out of 54 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male 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 male teachers at the lower secondary level.