School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Belize
Belize: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 15,701 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize stood at 15,701 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize peaked at 15,701 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,494 number, in 1986.
Belize ranks 171st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12,017 number | — |
| 1971 | 12,239 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 12,543 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 12,818 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 13,062 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 13,278 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 13,470 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 13,706 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 13,946 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 14,159 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 14,192 number | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 14,304 number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 14,342 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 14,392 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 14,526 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 14,966 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 10,494 number | -29.9% |
| 1987 | 10,980 number | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 11,480 number | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 11,896 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 11,921 number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 11,972 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 12,018 number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 11,956 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 11,870 number | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 11,863 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 12,052 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 12,507 number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 13,114 number | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 13,768 number | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 14,247 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 14,689 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 14,971 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 15,196 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 15,375 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 15,541 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 15,634 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15,560 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 15,473 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 15,406 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 15,505 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 15,508 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15,309 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 15,091 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 14,926 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 15,035 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 15,095 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 15,273 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 15,494 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 15,701 number | +1.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 15,701 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 322,958 number, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 15,701 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 142,639 number, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -29.9% | 14,966 number | 10,494 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,124 number | 12,017 number | 14,159 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,157 number | 10,494 number | 14,966 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,304 number | 11,863 number | 13,768 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,209 number | 14,247 number | 15,634 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,294 number | 14,926 number | 15,701 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 168 Macao 20,566 number compare
- 169 Luxembourg 19,887 number compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 18,590 number compare
- 172 French Polynesia 15,686 number compare
- 173 Vanuatu 15,548 number compare
- 174 Iceland 13,113 number compare
More education data for Belize
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.32 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,319 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,346 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,323 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,757 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0671 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize was 15,701 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 15,701 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,494 number in 1986.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.