Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male in Belize
Belize: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male was 65.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.4%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
81st
of 106 countries
All-time high
68.1%
in 2023
All-time low
26.2%
in 2004
Years of data
21
2000–2024
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 65.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 143.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize peaked at 68.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2004.
Belize ranks 81st of 106 countries on this measure, 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 … male in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -39.9% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -30.7% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +37.7% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +37.9% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 68.1% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 65.4% | -3.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 65.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.8%, 74% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belize's 65.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.2%, 87% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 26.2% | 54.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 26.9% | 60.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 64.4% | 68.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 78 Rwanda 67.1% compare
- 79 Burkina Faso 67.0% compare
- 80 British Virgin Islands 65.5% compare
- 82 Burundi 64.5% compare
- 83 Bangladesh 61.7% compare
- 84 Malawi 60.7% compare
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 65.4% 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 68.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2004.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Belize ranks 81st out of 106 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 143.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release