School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belize
Belize: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 7,146 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7,146
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
170th
of 222 countries
All-time high
7,961
in 2023
All-time low
3,755
in 1976
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belize, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belize stood at 7,146.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belize peaked at 7,961 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,755, in 1976.
Belize ranks 170th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,339 | — |
| 1971 | 4,354 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 4,318 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 4,254 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 4,136 | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 3,791 | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 3,755 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 3,902 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 4,057 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 4,219 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 4,395 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 4,591 | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 4,809 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 5,005 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 5,158 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 5,262 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 5,486 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 5,562 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 5,644 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 5,694 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 5,731 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 5,779 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 5,834 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 5,975 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 6,099 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 6,184 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 6,351 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 6,377 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 6,340 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 6,273 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 6,410 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 6,474 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 6,732 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 7,052 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 7,304 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 7,406 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7,486 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 7,546 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7,582 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 7,656 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 7,716 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 7,674 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 7,607 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 7,541 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 7,497 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6,971 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 7,142 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 7,303 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 7,485 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 7,617 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 7,676 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 7,732 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 7,848 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 7,961 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 7,403 | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 7,146 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,112 | 3,755 | 4,354 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,161 | 4,395 | 5,694 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,094 | 5,731 | 6,377 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,165 | 6,410 | 7,656 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,455 | 6,971 | 7,716 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,628 | 7,146 | 7,961 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 167 Bhutan 9,267 compare
- 168 Vanuatu 8,761 compare
- 169 Montenegro 7,473 compare
- 171 Luxembourg 7,074 compare
- 172 French Guiana 6,655 compare
- 173 Maldives 6,390 compare
More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,565 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 10.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belize?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belize was 7,146 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7,961 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,755 in 1976.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Belize ranks 170th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release