School age population, primary education, female in Belize
Belize: School age population, primary education, female was 22,598 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
22,598 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
166th
of 206 countries
All-time high
23,358 number
in 2012
All-time low
10,837 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Belize, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Belize is 22,598 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Belize peaked at 23,358 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10,837 number, in 1970.
That places Belize 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,837 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,975 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 11,206 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 11,426 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 11,626 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 11,815 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 11,992 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 12,144 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 12,317 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 12,518 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 12,759 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 13,022 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 13,204 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 13,345 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 13,443 number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 13,514 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 13,805 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 14,115 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 14,574 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 15,126 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 15,677 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 16,110 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 16,548 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 16,855 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 17,025 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 17,101 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 17,166 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 17,322 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 17,734 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 18,358 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 19,127 number | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 19,934 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 20,505 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 21,011 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 21,485 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 21,955 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 22,425 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 22,732 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 22,959 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 23,118 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 23,231 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 23,334 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 23,358 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 23,233 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 22,992 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 22,701 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 22,448 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 22,309 number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 22,287 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 22,394 number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 22,598 number | +0.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 22,598 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 10% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 22,598 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,248 number, 17% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,686 number | 10,837 number | 12,518 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,691 number | 12,759 number | 15,126 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,990 number | 15,677 number | 18,358 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,525 number | 19,127 number | 23,118 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,829 number | 22,287 number | 23,358 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,598 number | 22,598 number | 22,598 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1073 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Belize?
- School age population, primary education, female in Belize was 22,598 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 23,358 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,837 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Belize ranks 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.