School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Belize
Belize: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 7,540 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
7,540 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
167th
of 204 countries
All-time high
7,908 number
in 2014
All-time low
3,428 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Belize, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Belize stood at 7,540 number.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Belize peaked at 7,908 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,428 number, in 1970.
Belize ranks 167th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,428 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,501 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 3,565 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 3,630 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 3,695 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 3,757 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 3,819 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 3,871 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 3,919 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 3,959 number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 4,006 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 4,087 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 4,175 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 4,252 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 4,334 number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 4,407 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 4,460 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 4,493 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 4,566 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 4,676 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 4,829 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 5,015 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 5,183 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 5,373 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 5,561 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 5,685 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 5,728 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 5,712 number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5,744 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 5,823 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 5,985 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 6,234 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 6,455 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 6,640 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 6,812 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 6,992 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 7,188 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 7,361 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 7,499 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 7,605 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7,683 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 7,743 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 7,831 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 7,888 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 7,908 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7,869 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 7,775 number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 7,702 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 7,621 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 7,552 number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 7,540 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,714 number | 3,428 number | 3,959 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,346 number | 4,006 number | 4,676 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,465 number | 4,829 number | 5,823 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,877 number | 5,985 number | 7,605 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,757 number | 7,552 number | 7,908 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,540 number | 7,540 number | 7,540 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 164 Cyprus 8,957 number compare
- 165 Montenegro 7,876 number compare
- 166 Vanuatu 7,665 number compare
- 168 Maldives 6,846 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 6,232 number compare
- 170 Luxembourg 6,197 number 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Belize?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Belize was 7,540 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7,908 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,428 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 167th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.