Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) (rate) in Belize
Belize: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) (rate) was 4.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Belize, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 4.4% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 41.9% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Belize peaked at 9.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2020.
Belize ranks 46th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) (rate) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.0% | — |
| 1994 | 8.8% | +48.1% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -80.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +320.0% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +65.9% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -41.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 4.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 6.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 4.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.2%, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) (rate) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +320.0% | 1.1% | 4.6% |
| 2020 | -80.0% | 5.4% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 6.0% | 8.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.2% | 9.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 1.1% | 7.6% | 4 |
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 repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Belize?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Belize was 4.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
- Belize ranks 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release