School age population, secondary education, male in Belize
Belize: School age population, secondary education, male was 23,635 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
23,635 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
168th
of 205 countries
All-time high
23,835 number
in 2018
All-time low
8,733 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Belize, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Belize is 23,635 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Belize peaked at 23,835 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8,733 number, in 1970.
That places Belize 168th 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, male in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,733 number | — |
| 1971 | 9,139 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 9,498 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 9,828 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 10,125 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 10,399 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 10,651 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 10,690 number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 10,867 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 11,131 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 11,413 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 11,647 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 11,747 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 11,850 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 11,990 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 12,175 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 12,704 number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 12,840 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 13,024 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 13,246 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 13,475 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 13,731 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 13,887 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 14,151 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 14,572 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 15,186 number | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 15,924 number | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 16,366 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 16,745 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 17,040 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 17,239 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 17,421 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 17,831 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 18,275 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 18,749 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 19,252 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 19,782 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 20,375 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 20,929 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 21,427 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 21,845 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 22,182 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 22,632 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 23,004 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 23,306 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 23,544 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 23,694 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 23,807 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 23,835 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 23,776 number | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 23,635 number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,106 number | 8,733 number | 11,131 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,264 number | 11,413 number | 13,246 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,108 number | 13,475 number | 17,040 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,128 number | 17,239 number | 21,427 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,162 number | 21,845 number | 23,835 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,635 number | 23,635 number | 23,635 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 165 Cyprus 27,820 number compare
- 166 Vanuatu 23,962 number compare
- 167 Luxembourg 23,843 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 23,350 number compare
- 170 Bahamas 19,200 number compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 16,144 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, male in Belize?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Belize was 23,635 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 23,835 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,733 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Belize ranks 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.