Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Belize
Belize: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) was 3,629 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Belize, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Belize is 3,629 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Belize peaked at 5,834 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,577 number, in 1992.
Belize ranks 116th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,577 number | — |
| 1995 | 4,273 number | +65.8% |
| 1996 | 4,291 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 4,264 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 4,264 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,452 number | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 4,452 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,286 number | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 5,834 number | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 5,334 number | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 4,881 number | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 4,276 number | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 4,305 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 3,972 number | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 4,316 number | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 4,068 number | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 3,787 number | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 3,569 number | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 3,797 number | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 3,566 number | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 3,489 number | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 3,391 number | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 3,629 number | +7.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3,629 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,909 number, 74% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3,629 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9,905 number, 37% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +65.8% | 2,577 number | 4,273 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,851 number | 2,577 number | 4,291 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 4,787 number | 4,264 number | 5,834 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,758 number | 3,391 number | 4,316 number | 10 |
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 repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Belize?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Belize was 3,629 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 5,834 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,577 number in 1992.
- How does Belize rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 116th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.