Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize
Belize: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 65.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize is 65.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 124.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize peaked at 68.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2004.
That places Belize 67th out of 84 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 qualifications in 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 | 58.9% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 24.2% | 54.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 29.2% | 58.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 62.3% | 68.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 64 Cape Verde 69.0% compare
- 65 Burkina Faso 67.8% compare
- 66 Pakistan 67.7% compare
- 68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 65.4% compare
- 69 Suriname 62.1% compare
- 70 Bangladesh 61.4% compare
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 65.7% 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 68.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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?
- Belize ranks 67th 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 124.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release