Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Belize
Belize: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both was 88.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 88.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize peaked at 88.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2006.
That places Belize 90th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.1% | — |
| 2001 | 40.9% | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | +25.5% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 72.8% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 88.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.6%, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Belize's 88.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.9%, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.7% | 39.4% | 54.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 45.2% | 82.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 86.1% | 88.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1073 units per person (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 88.7% 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 88.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2006.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Belize ranks 90th out of 139 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 46.0%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release