School age population, lower secondary education, female in Belize
Belize: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 14,154 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14,154
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
170th
of 220 countries
All-time high
15,457
in 2015
All-time low
6,052
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Belize, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belize recorded 14,154 for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Belize peaked at 15,457 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,052, in 1970.
That places Belize 170th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,052 | — |
| 1971 | 6,309 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 6,529 | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 6,716 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 6,893 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 7,108 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 7,344 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 7,500 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 7,570 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 7,533 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 7,468 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 7,385 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 7,162 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 7,009 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 7,023 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 7,198 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 7,881 | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 8,220 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 8,551 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 8,891 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 9,184 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 9,374 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 9,492 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 9,665 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 9,915 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 10,233 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 10,546 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 10,810 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 11,019 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 11,225 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 11,488 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 11,795 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 12,124 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 12,481 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 12,789 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 13,045 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 13,291 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 13,555 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 13,855 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 14,216 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 14,616 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 14,873 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 15,131 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 15,342 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 15,450 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 15,457 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15,416 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 15,379 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 15,316 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 15,211 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 15,069 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 14,918 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 14,532 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 14,327 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 14,183 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 14,154 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,955 | 6,052 | 7,570 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,679 | 7,009 | 8,891 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,146 | 9,184 | 11,225 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,864 | 11,488 | 14,216 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,219 | 14,616 | 15,457 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,530 | 14,154 | 15,069 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 167 Maldives 14,457 compare
- 168 Cyprus 14,437 compare
- 169 Cape Verde 14,413 compare
- 171 Western Sahara 13,345 compare
- 172 French Guiana 12,557 compare
- 173 Luxembourg 10,362 compare
More education data for Belize
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Belize?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Belize was 14,154 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 15,457 in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,052 in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Belize ranks 170th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 56 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release