School age population, lower secondary education, female in Belize
Belize: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 15,100 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Belize, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belize recorded 15,100 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Belize peaked at 15,690 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6,077 number, in 1970.
That places Belize 163rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,077 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,330 number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 6,554 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 6,747 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 6,902 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 7,033 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 7,156 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 7,230 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 7,375 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 7,532 number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 7,656 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 7,757 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 7,820 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 7,925 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 8,070 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 8,254 number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 8,632 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 8,693 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 8,771 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 8,870 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 9,000 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 9,176 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 9,335 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 9,591 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 9,958 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 10,419 number | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 10,899 number | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 11,084 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 11,209 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 11,298 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 11,391 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 11,558 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 11,877 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 12,233 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 12,601 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 12,963 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 13,320 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 13,727 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 14,113 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 14,457 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 14,747 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 14,973 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 15,255 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 15,456 number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 15,593 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 15,675 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 15,690 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 15,641 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 15,514 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 15,322 number | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 15,100 number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,894 number | 6,077 number | 7,532 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,245 number | 7,656 number | 8,870 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,197 number | 9,000 number | 11,298 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,824 number | 11,391 number | 14,457 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,387 number | 14,747 number | 15,690 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,100 number | 15,100 number | 15,100 number | 1 |
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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 15,100 number in 2020, 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 15,690 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,077 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Belize ranks 163rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.