Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) (rate) in Belize
Belize: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) (rate) was 6.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Belize, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 6.2% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Belize peaked at 12.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2020.
Belize ranks 45th 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), male (%) (rate) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.8% | — |
| 1994 | 12.1% | +55.9% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -82.4% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +258.1% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +75.6% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -30.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 6.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 5.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 6.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) (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 | +258.1% | 1.4% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | -82.4% | 8.0% | 1.4% |
| 2022 | +75.6% | 5.1% | 8.9% |
| 1994 | +55.9% | 7.8% | 12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 7.8% | 12.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.8% | 12.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 8.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 1.4% | 8.9% | 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), male in Belize?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Belize was 6.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
- Belize ranks 45th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release