Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Belize
Belize: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 6.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Belize, 1992–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Belize recorded 6.7% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Belize peaked at 11.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2018.
That places Belize 50th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.8% | — |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +52.4% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) 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 | +52.4% | 6.8% | 10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 6.8% | 10.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.2% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.7% | 8.2% | 9 |
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, primary, total in Belize?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Belize was 6.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Belize ranks 50th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.