School age population, lower secondary education, male in Belize
Belize: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 15,609 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Belize, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Belize stood at 15,609 number.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Belize peaked at 15,904 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,143 number, in 1970.
That places Belize 164th 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, male in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,143 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,412 number | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 6,652 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 6,854 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 7,014 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 7,150 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 7,288 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 7,364 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 7,513 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 7,669 number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 7,789 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 7,876 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 7,933 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 8,022 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 8,149 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 8,313 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 8,681 number | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 8,755 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 8,859 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 8,996 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 9,159 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 9,360 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 9,526 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 9,784 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 10,152 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 10,623 number | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 11,118 number | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 11,306 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 11,429 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 11,510 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 11,595 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 11,747 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 12,082 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 12,452 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 12,832 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 13,193 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 13,539 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 13,936 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 14,301 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 14,611 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 14,850 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 15,034 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 15,305 number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 15,524 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 15,696 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 15,822 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 15,881 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 15,904 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 15,856 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 15,747 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 15,609 number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,006 number | 6,143 number | 7,669 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,337 number | 7,789 number | 8,996 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,397 number | 9,159 number | 11,510 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,029 number | 11,595 number | 14,611 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,562 number | 14,850 number | 15,904 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,609 number | 15,609 number | 15,609 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, male in Belize?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Belize was 15,609 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 15,904 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,143 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Belize ranks 164th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.