Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belize
Belize: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 3.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belize, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belize stood at 3.8%.
The figure is down 44.3% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belize peaked at 12.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
That places Belize 72nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.9% | — |
| 1994 | 11.4% | +45.1% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -30.9% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -30.2% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -89.1% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +308.0% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +107.0% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -44.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 7.9% | 12.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 4.9% | 9.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 0.8% | 6.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belize?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belize was 3.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
- Belize ranks 72nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release