School age population, tertiary education, female in Belize
Belize: School age population, tertiary education, female was 19,122 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Belize, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, female in Belize stood at 19,122.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Belize peaked at 19,580 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,922, in 1970.
Belize ranks 169th of 218 countries on this measure, 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 | 6,109 | 4,922 | 7,241 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,318 | 7,519 | 8,789 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,482 | 9,073 | 11,822 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,036 | 12,147 | 15,927 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,984 | 16,397 | 19,317 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,382 | 19,122 | 19,580 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 166 Macao 20,900 compare
- 167 Western Sahara 19,901 compare
- 168 Montenegro 19,200 compare
- 170 Luxembourg 17,977 compare
- 171 Brunei 16,820 compare
- 172 Bahamas 14,297 compare
More education data for Belize
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Belize?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Belize was 19,122 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 19,580 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,922 in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Belize ranks 169th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release