School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) in Belize
Belize: School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) was 23,718 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
23,718
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
169th
of 222 countries
All-time high
23,740
in 2024
All-time low
11,448
in 1979
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, male in Belize, 1970–2025
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 222 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.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,738 | — |
| 1971 | 12,068 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 12,283 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 12,368 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 12,350 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 12,222 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 11,991 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 11,738 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 11,546 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 11,448 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 11,473 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 11,673 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 12,206 | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 12,818 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 13,405 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 13,949 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 15,033 | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 15,424 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 15,732 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 15,985 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 16,237 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 16,475 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 16,638 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 16,855 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 17,143 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 17,492 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 17,895 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 18,392 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 18,889 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 19,307 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 19,554 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 19,745 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 19,928 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 20,188 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 20,610 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 21,154 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 21,728 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 22,271 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 22,782 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 23,204 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 23,535 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 23,561 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 23,526 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 23,444 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 23,356 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 23,284 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 22,945 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 22,718 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 22,565 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 22,507 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 22,532 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 22,616 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 22,988 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 23,403 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 23,740 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 23,718 | -0.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 23,718 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 265,287, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 23,718 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 107,613, 22% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
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
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, 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 222 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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February 2026 Data Release