School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belize
Belize: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 3,659 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3,659
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
170th
of 222 countries
All-time high
4,076
in 2023
All-time low
1,916
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 3,659.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Belize peaked at 4,076 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,916, 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 | 2,189 | — |
| 1971 | 2,197 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 2,175 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 2,145 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 2,100 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 1,933 | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 1,916 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1,992 | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 2,072 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 2,154 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 2,244 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 2,344 | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 2,450 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 2,548 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 2,625 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 2,685 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 2,796 | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 2,808 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 2,844 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2,885 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 2,918 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 2,941 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 2,961 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 3,046 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 3,119 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 3,164 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 3,245 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 3,259 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 3,239 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 3,205 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 3,275 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 3,307 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3,431 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 3,589 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 3,714 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 3,760 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 3,803 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 3,831 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3,838 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3,875 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3,902 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,891 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3,872 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,849 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,828 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3,567 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 3,655 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 3,737 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3,831 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 3,898 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3,928 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3,958 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 4,018 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4,076 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 3,790 | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 3,659 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,087 | 1,916 | 2,197 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,623 | 2,244 | 2,885 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,110 | 2,918 | 3,259 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,642 | 3,275 | 3,875 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,803 | 3,567 | 3,902 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,905 | 3,659 | 4,076 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 167 Bhutan 4,733 compare
- 168 Vanuatu 4,522 compare
- 169 Montenegro 3,876 compare
- 171 Luxembourg 3,636 compare
- 172 French Guiana 3,421 compare
- 173 Maldives 3,370 compare
More education data for Belize
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 3,659 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 4,076 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,916 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 2.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release