Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Belize
Belize: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 1,312 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Belize, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Belize is 1,312 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Belize peaked at 1,871 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,297 number, in 2016.
Belize ranks 125th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,871 number | — |
| 1999 | 1,384 number | -26.0% |
| 2000 | 1,520 number | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 1,382 number | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 1,493 number | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 1,359 number | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 1,513 number | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 1,483 number | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,658 number | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 1,676 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,332 number | -20.5% |
| 2010 | 1,443 number | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 1,522 number | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1,425 number | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 1,344 number | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 1,566 number | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 1,441 number | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 1,297 number | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 1,418 number | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 1,330 number | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 1,312 number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,628 number | 1,384 number | 1,871 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,491 number | 1,332 number | 1,676 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,410 number | 1,297 number | 1,566 number | 10 |
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More education data for Belize
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Belize?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Belize was 1,312 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,871 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,297 number in 2016.
- How does Belize rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 125th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.