School age population, primary education, female in Belize
Belize: School age population, primary education, female was 22,615 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Belize, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belize recorded 22,615 for school age population, primary education, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Belize peaked at 23,080 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11,011, in 1980.
Belize ranks 169th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,724 | 11,041 | 12,190 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,321 | 11,011 | 15,534 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,973 | 15,799 | 18,491 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,504 | 18,715 | 22,742 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,438 | 21,516 | 23,080 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,107 | 21,520 | 22,649 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 166 Cyprus 27,532 compare
- 167 Vanuatu 24,584 compare
- 168 Western Sahara 22,891 compare
- 170 Luxembourg 21,196 compare
- 171 Maldives 19,958 compare
- 172 Macau (China) 19,100 compare
More education data for Belize
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Belize?
- School age population, primary education, female in Belize was 22,615 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 23,080 in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,011 in 1980.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Belize ranks 169th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release