Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in Belize
Belize: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.4%
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
66th
of 82 countries
All-time high
70.6%
in 2022
All-time low
28.5%
in 2013
Years of data
20
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 64.4%.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 125.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Belize peaked at 70.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2013.
Belize ranks 66th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.7% | — |
| 2001 | 40.9% | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +39.0% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | -5.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 64.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.5%, 69% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Belize's 64.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.9%, 85% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.3% | 29.7% | 54.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 28.5% | 64.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 64.4% | 70.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 63 Saint Lucia 66.0% compare
- 64 Sudan 65.8% compare
- 65 Burkina Faso 65.3% compare
- 67 Tuvalu 62.9% compare
- 68 Nicaragua 62.5% compare
- 69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 64.4% 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 70.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2013.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Belize ranks 66th out of 82 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 125.9%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release