Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Belize
Belize: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 4.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Belize, 1991–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 4.0% for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Belize peaked at 8.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2017.
That places Belize 50th out of 141 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.9% | — |
| 1994 | 6.4% | +29.4% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -29.1% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +28.7% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 7.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.9% | 8.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 47 Cape Verde 4.3% compare
- 48 Nepal 4.3% compare
- 49 Nicaragua 4.1% compare
- 51 South Africa 3.9% compare
- 52 Argentina 3.4% compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 3.3% 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 repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Belize?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Belize was 4.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2017.
- How does Belize rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Belize ranks 50th out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.