Proportion of teachers with the minimum … Proportion lower both sexes in Belize
Belize: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … Proportion lower both sexes was 32.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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 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 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.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … Proportion lower both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.3% | — |
| 2001 | 38.5% | -29.1% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | -47.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 32.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.2%, 35% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Belize's 32.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77.1%, 42% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 35.5% | 54.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 32.6% | 62.4% | 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 32.6% 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 62.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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?
- Belize ranks 58th out of 59 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 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.