School age population, tertiary education, female in Belize
Belize: School age population, tertiary education, female was 19,677 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
19,677 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
166th
of 203 countries
All-time high
19,677 number
in 2019
All-time low
5,134 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Belize, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Belize is 19,677 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Belize peaked at 19,677 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,134 number, in 1970.
Belize ranks 166th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,134 number | — |
| 1971 | 5,427 number | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 5,630 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 5,846 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 6,086 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 6,357 number | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 6,677 number | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 6,744 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 6,745 number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6,753 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 6,856 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 7,145 number | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 7,730 number | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 8,256 number | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 8,666 number | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 8,972 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 9,317 number | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 9,317 number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 9,398 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 9,532 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 9,708 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 9,895 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 9,867 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 9,825 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 9,819 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 9,892 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 10,086 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 10,616 number | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 11,170 number | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 11,720 number | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 12,254 number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 12,726 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 13,210 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 13,599 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 13,911 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 14,154 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 14,375 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 14,702 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 15,129 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 15,605 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 16,088 number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 16,542 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 17,052 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 17,534 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 17,988 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 18,415 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 18,799 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 19,131 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 19,428 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19,677 number | +1.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 19,677 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 222,795 number, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 19,677 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 127,650 number, 15% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,140 number | 5,134 number | 6,753 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,519 number | 6,856 number | 9,532 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,260 number | 9,708 number | 11,720 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,966 number | 12,254 number | 15,605 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,065 number | 16,088 number | 19,677 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 163 Cape Verde 24,264 number compare
- 164 Suriname 23,778 number compare
- 165 Montenegro 20,108 number compare
- 167 Luxembourg 18,323 number compare
- 168 Macao 16,709 number compare
- 169 Brunei 16,647 number compare
More education data for Belize
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,319 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,346 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,323 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,757 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0671 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1073 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Belize?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Belize was 19,677 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 19,677 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,134 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Belize ranks 166th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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, tertiary 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.