School age population, early childhood education, male in Belize
Belize: School age population, early childhood education, male was 7,004 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in Belize, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in Belize is 7,004, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Belize peaked at 8,079 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,423, 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, male in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6,423 | — |
| 1999 | 6,460 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 6,567 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 6,709 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 6,995 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 7,275 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 7,440 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 7,525 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7,597 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 7,637 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7,679 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 7,744 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 7,790 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 7,761 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 7,719 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 7,674 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 7,393 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 7,218 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 7,385 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 7,565 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 7,729 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 7,830 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 7,888 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 7,978 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 8,079 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 7,865 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 7,444 | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 7,004 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,442 | 6,423 | 6,460 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7,317 | 6,567 | 7,744 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,606 | 7,218 | 7,830 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,710 | 7,004 | 8,079 | 6 |
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More education data for Belize
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,374 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,662 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,819 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,933 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 564 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,254 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Belize?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Belize was 7,004 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 8,079 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,423 in 1998.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Belize ranks 172nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release