School age population, primary education, female in Belize
Belize: School age population, primary education, female was 22,598 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
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More education data for Belize
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.02 live births per woman (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 22,598 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.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.