School age population, secondary education, male in Belize
Belize: School age population, secondary education, male was 22,559 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Belize, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Belize is 22,559, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Belize peaked at 23,711 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8,657, in 1970.
That places Belize 173rd 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.
School age population, secondary education, male in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,657 | — |
| 1971 | 9,014 | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 9,347 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 9,685 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 9,989 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 10,287 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 10,638 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 10,927 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 11,132 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 11,226 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 11,246 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 11,214 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 10,998 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 10,831 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 10,798 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 10,905 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 11,484 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 11,955 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 12,456 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 12,935 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 13,369 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 13,772 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 14,157 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 14,644 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 15,028 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 15,341 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 15,691 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 16,061 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 16,431 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 16,846 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 17,347 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 17,863 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 18,314 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 18,764 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 19,169 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 19,556 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 19,904 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 20,291 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 20,714 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 21,169 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 21,707 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 22,143 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 22,554 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 22,936 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 23,261 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 23,496 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 23,631 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 23,711 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 23,667 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 23,534 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 23,386 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 23,296 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 22,934 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 22,856 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 22,651 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 22,559 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,090 | 8,657 | 11,226 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,482 | 10,798 | 12,935 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,134 | 13,369 | 16,846 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,309 | 17,347 | 21,169 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,064 | 21,707 | 23,711 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,947 | 22,559 | 23,386 | 6 |
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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, male in Belize?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Belize was 22,559 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 23,711 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,657 in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Belize ranks 173rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release