School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Belize
Belize: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 7,778 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Belize, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Belize stood at 7,778 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Belize peaked at 7,778 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,175 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, female (number) (School) in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,955 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,067 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 6,223 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 6,362 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 6,485 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 6,589 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 6,678 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 6,798 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 6,920 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 7,025 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 7,043 number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 7,102 number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 7,098 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 7,103 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 7,156 number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 7,378 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 5,175 number | -29.9% |
| 1987 | 5,424 number | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 5,679 number | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 5,891 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 5,895 number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 5,918 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 5,936 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 5,902 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 5,856 number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 5,852 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 5,946 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 6,174 number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 6,478 number | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 6,804 number | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 7,043 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 7,264 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 7,401 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 7,511 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 7,598 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 7,683 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7,729 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 7,696 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 7,654 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 7,619 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 7,651 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 7,640 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7,521 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 7,393 number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 7,297 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 7,364 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 7,402 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 7,513 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 7,650 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 7,778 number | +1.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 7,778 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 158,506 number, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 7,778 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69,691 number, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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% | 7,378 number | 5,175 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,510 number | 5,955 number | 7,025 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,505 number | 5,175 number | 7,378 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,076 number | 5,852 number | 6,804 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,520 number | 7,043 number | 7,729 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,521 number | 7,297 number | 7,778 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 168 Macao 9,996 number compare
- 169 Luxembourg 9,641 number compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 9,191 number compare
- 172 French Polynesia 7,516 number compare
- 173 Vanuatu 7,499 number compare
- 174 Iceland 6,487 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, female in Belize?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Belize was 7,778 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7,778 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,175 number in 1986.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Belize ranks 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.