School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Belize
Belize: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 23,322 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
23,322 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
167th
of 206 countries
All-time high
23,753 number
in 2012
All-time low
11,021 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Belize, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Belize is 23,322 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Belize peaked at 23,753 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11,021 number, in 1970.
Belize ranks 167th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,021 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,162 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 11,392 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 11,601 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 11,800 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 11,990 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 12,177 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 12,318 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 12,485 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 12,683 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 12,905 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 13,128 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 13,327 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 13,485 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 13,613 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 13,719 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 14,116 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 14,456 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 14,930 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 15,491 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 16,038 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 16,465 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 16,913 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 17,230 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 17,413 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 17,510 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 17,585 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 17,726 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 18,125 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 18,747 number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 19,513 number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 20,319 number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 20,915 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 21,442 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 21,931 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 22,405 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 22,873 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 23,148 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 23,327 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 23,444 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 23,540 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 23,668 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 23,753 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 23,725 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 23,603 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 23,426 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 23,264 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 23,184 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 23,161 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 23,210 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 23,322 number | +0.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 23,322 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,978 number, 10% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 23,322 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 139,906 number, 17% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,863 number | 11,021 number | 12,683 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,917 number | 12,905 number | 15,491 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,375 number | 16,038 number | 18,747 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,932 number | 19,513 number | 23,444 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,453 number | 23,161 number | 23,753 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,322 number | 23,322 number | 23,322 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.32 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Belize?
- School age population, primary education, male in Belize was 23,322 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 23,753 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,021 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Belize ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.