Share of children who have completed primary school in Belize
Belize: Share of children who have completed primary school was 90.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Belize, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 90.2% for share of children who have completed primary school in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Belize peaked at 90.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 1981.
Belize ranks 107th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 61.1% | — |
| 1982 | 62.1% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 62.9% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 63.8% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 64.6% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 65.4% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 66.2% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 67.7% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 90.2% | +33.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 90.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 91% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 90.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.7%, 93% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.5% | 61.1% | 67.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 90.2% | 90.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Belize?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Belize was 90.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 1981.
- How does Belize rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Belize ranks 107th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.