Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize
Belize: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 77.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize stood at 77.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize peaked at 78.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2009.
Belize ranks 64th of 84 countries on this measure, 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 qualifications in 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 | 70.0% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 78.7% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.3% | 39.5% | 54.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 43.1% | 70.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 74.8% | 78.7% | 5 |
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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 in Belize?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize was 77.1% in 2024, 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 78.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Belize ranks 64th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. 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
February 2026 Data Release