School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belize
Belize: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 44,119 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
44,119
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
173rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
46,892
in 2017
All-time low
17,254
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belize, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belize is 44,119, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belize peaked at 46,892 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17,254, in 1970.
Belize ranks 173rd of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,254 | — |
| 1971 | 18,003 | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 18,637 | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 19,247 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 19,862 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 20,469 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 21,132 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 21,670 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 22,077 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 22,288 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 22,333 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 22,224 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 21,769 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 21,445 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 21,403 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 21,641 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 22,812 | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 23,811 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 24,839 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 25,777 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 26,616 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 27,370 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 28,012 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 28,843 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 29,588 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 30,264 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 30,988 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 31,779 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 32,598 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 33,437 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 34,319 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 35,207 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 36,099 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 37,057 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 37,945 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 38,776 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 39,536 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 40,370 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 41,268 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 42,232 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 43,347 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 44,155 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 44,907 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 45,591 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 46,162 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 46,567 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 46,786 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 46,892 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 46,768 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 46,472 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 46,136 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 45,874 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 45,081 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 44,779 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 44,326 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 44,119 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,064 | 17,254 | 22,288 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,805 | 21,403 | 25,777 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,950 | 26,616 | 33,437 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,281 | 34,319 | 42,232 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,765 | 43,347 | 46,892 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,052 | 44,119 | 46,136 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belize?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belize was 44,119 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 46,892 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,254 in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 173rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release