Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper female secondary in Belize
Belize: Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper female secondary was 35.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize stood at 35.0%.
That represents a change of down 39.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize peaked at 58.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 2013.
That places Belize 44th out of 44 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper female secondary in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.8% | — |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -22.5% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 41.2% | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +33.8% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +31.6% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -39.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 35.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.9%, 41% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Belize's 35.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.6%, 46% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7% | 34.4% | 54.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 33.6% | 58.2% | 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 35.0% 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 58.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 2013.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Belize ranks 44th out of 44 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 up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the upper secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the upper secondary level.