School age population, primary education, male in Belize
Belize: School age population, primary education, male was 23,718 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Belize, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belize recorded 23,718 for school age population, primary education, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Belize peaked at 23,740 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,448, in 1979.
That places Belize 169th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 11,975 | 11,448 | 12,368 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,770 | 11,473 | 15,985 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,532 | 16,237 | 19,307 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,116 | 19,554 | 23,204 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,144 | 22,507 | 23,561 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,166 | 22,532 | 23,740 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 166 Cyprus 30,036 compare
- 167 Vanuatu 26,081 compare
- 168 Western Sahara 23,830 compare
- 170 Maldives 22,801 compare
- 171 Luxembourg 22,162 compare
- 172 Macau (China) 21,200 compare
More education data for Belize
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.006 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Belize?
- School age population, primary education, male in Belize was 23,718 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 23,740 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,448 in 1979.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Belize ranks 169th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release