School age population, secondary education, female in Belize
Belize: School age population, secondary education, female was 21,560 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Belize, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, female in Belize stood at 21,560.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Belize peaked at 23,181 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8,597, in 1970.
That places Belize 172nd out of 220 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 | 9,974 | 8,597 | 11,062 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,323 | 10,605 | 12,842 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,816 | 13,247 | 16,591 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,972 | 16,972 | 21,063 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,701 | 21,640 | 23,181 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,106 | 21,560 | 22,750 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 169 Vanuatu 23,968 compare
- 170 Luxembourg 23,885 compare
- 171 French Guiana 21,692 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 21,221 compare
- 174 Maldives 20,917 compare
- 175 Samoa 17,606 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, female in Belize?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Belize was 21,560 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 23,181 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,597 in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Belize ranks 172nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release