Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low in Belize
Belize: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low was 32.6% 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
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low in Belize is 32.6%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 47.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low in Belize peaked at 62.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2019.
That places Belize 58th out of 59 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 35.5% | 54.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 32.6% | 62.4% | 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 32.6% 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 62.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2019.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in low?
- Belize ranks 58th out of 59 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 down 8.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of 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 teachers at the lower secondary level.