School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) in Belize
Belize: School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) was 19,657 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
19,657 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
167th
of 203 countries
All-time high
19,657 number
in 2019
All-time low
5,219 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, male in Belize, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, male in Belize stood at 19,657 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Belize peaked at 19,657 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,219 number, in 1970.
That places Belize 167th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,219 number | — |
| 1971 | 5,515 number | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 5,723 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 5,947 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 6,198 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 6,492 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 6,838 number | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 6,911 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 6,944 number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 6,994 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 7,127 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 7,426 number | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 7,987 number | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 8,474 number | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 8,845 number | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 9,118 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 9,434 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 9,420 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 9,482 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 9,599 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 9,753 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 9,927 number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 9,888 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 9,845 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 9,846 number | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,932 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 10,148 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 10,721 number | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 11,303 number | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 11,870 number | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 12,424 number | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 12,912 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 13,409 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 13,809 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 14,130 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 14,377 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 14,597 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 14,789 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 15,108 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 15,506 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 15,959 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 16,432 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 16,993 number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 17,512 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 17,985 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 18,405 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 18,770 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 19,094 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 19,393 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19,657 number | +1.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 19,657 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 231,398 number, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 19,657 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 132,637 number, 15% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,278 number | 5,219 number | 6,994 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,691 number | 7,127 number | 9,599 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,323 number | 9,753 number | 11,870 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,106 number | 12,424 number | 15,506 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,020 number | 15,959 number | 19,657 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 164 Cape Verde 25,104 number compare
- 165 Suriname 24,806 number compare
- 166 Montenegro 21,810 number compare
- 168 Luxembourg 19,562 number compare
- 169 Brunei 18,506 number compare
- 170 Macao 17,541 number compare
More education data for Belize
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.32 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Belize?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Belize was 19,657 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 19,657 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,219 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Belize ranks 167th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.