School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Belize
Belize: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 7,911 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
7,911 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
172nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
7,948 number
in 2019
All-time low
2,573 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Belize, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Belize is 7,911 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Belize peaked at 7,948 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,573 number, in 1970.
That places Belize 172nd 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,573 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,709 number | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 2,815 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 2,930 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 3,060 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 3,191 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 3,298 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 3,252 number | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 3,272 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 3,375 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 3,541 number | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 3,697 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 3,745 number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 3,764 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 3,785 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 3,816 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 3,992 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 4,061 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 4,148 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 4,234 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 4,294 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 4,335 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 4,311 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 4,308 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4,352 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 4,490 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 4,729 number | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 4,977 number | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 5,225 number | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 5,433 number | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 5,546 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5,579 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5,655 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 5,726 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5,813 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5,952 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 6,138 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 6,364 number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 6,567 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 6,755 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 6,935 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 7,102 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 7,302 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 7,470 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 7,608 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 7,715 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 7,792 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 7,858 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 7,918 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7,948 number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7,911 number | -0.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 7,911 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,196 number, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 7,911 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,296 number, 15% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,048 number | 2,573 number | 3,375 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,878 number | 3,541 number | 4,234 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,645 number | 4,294 number | 5,433 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,010 number | 5,546 number | 6,755 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,565 number | 6,935 number | 7,948 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,911 number | 7,911 number | 7,911 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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, upper secondary education, female in Belize?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Belize was 7,911 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7,948 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,573 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Belize ranks 172nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.