Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize
Belize: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 71.0% 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 71.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 100.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize peaked at 73.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2009.
That places Belize 83rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.4% | — |
| 2001 | 39.0% | -28.3% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 70.1% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 33.9% | 54.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 35.4% | 65.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 70.1% | 73.3% | 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 71.0% 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 73.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Belize ranks 83rd out of 110 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 100.3%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release