School age population, secondary education, female in Belize
Belize: School age population, secondary education, female was 23,011 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Belize, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Belize stood at 23,011 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Belize peaked at 23,499 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8,650 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,941 number | 8,650 number | 10,907 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,123 number | 11,197 number | 13,104 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,842 number | 13,294 number | 16,731 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,834 number | 16,937 number | 21,212 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,951 number | 21,682 number | 23,499 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,011 number | 23,011 number | 23,011 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 163 Montenegro 29,969 number compare
- 164 Cape Verde 29,949 number compare
- 165 Cyprus 27,211 number compare
- 167 Luxembourg 22,675 number compare
- 168 Vanuatu 22,104 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 22,083 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, female in Belize?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Belize was 23,011 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 23,499 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,650 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Belize ranks 166th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.