School age population, early childhood education, female in Belize
Belize: School age population, early childhood education, female was 6,674 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Belize, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belize recorded 6,674 for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Belize peaked at 7,699 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,148, in 1998.
That places Belize 172nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6,148 | — |
| 1999 | 6,184 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 6,286 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 6,424 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 6,725 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 7,014 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 7,192 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 7,282 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 7,353 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 7,416 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 7,483 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 7,553 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 7,594 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7,514 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 7,425 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 7,358 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 7,070 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 6,887 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 7,044 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 7,216 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 7,373 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 7,470 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 7,524 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 7,606 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 7,699 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 7,497 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 7,098 | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 6,674 | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,166 | 6,148 | 6,184 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7,073 | 6,286 | 7,553 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,295 | 6,887 | 7,594 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,350 | 6,674 | 7,699 | 6 |
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More education data for Belize
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Belize?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Belize was 6,674 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7,699 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,148 in 1998.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Belize ranks 172nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release