School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belize
Belize: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 46,646 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
46,646 number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
166th
of 205 countries
All-time high
47,306 number
in 2017
All-time low
17,383 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belize, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belize recorded 46,646 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belize peaked at 47,306 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17,383 number, in 1970.
That places Belize 166th out of 205 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.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,383 number | — |
| 1971 | 18,178 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 18,867 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 19,505 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 20,087 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 20,623 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 21,105 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 21,172 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 21,514 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 22,038 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 22,610 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 23,101 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 23,312 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 23,539 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 23,845 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 24,245 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 25,328 number | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 25,594 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 25,943 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 26,350 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 26,769 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 27,242 number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 27,533 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 28,050 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 28,882 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 30,095 number | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 31,552 number | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 32,427 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 33,179 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 33,771 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 34,176 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 34,558 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 35,363 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 36,234 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 37,163 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 38,167 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 39,240 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 40,466 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 41,609 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 42,639 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 43,527 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 44,257 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 45,189 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 45,930 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 46,507 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 46,934 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 47,176 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 47,306 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 47,267 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 47,046 number | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 46,646 number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,047 number | 17,383 number | 22,038 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,387 number | 22,610 number | 26,350 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,950 number | 26,769 number | 33,771 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,962 number | 34,176 number | 42,639 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,114 number | 43,527 number | 47,306 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,646 number | 46,646 number | 46,646 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 163 Montenegro 62,969 number compare
- 164 Cape Verde 60,120 number compare
- 165 Cyprus 55,031 number compare
- 167 Luxembourg 46,518 number compare
- 168 Vanuatu 46,066 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 45,433 number 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)
- 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 46,646 number in 2020, 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 47,306 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,383 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 166th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.