School completion in Belize
Belize: School completion was 90.24 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
90.24
World rank
107th
of 165 countries
All-time high
90.24
in 2025
All-time low
61.1
in 1981
Years of data
10
1981–2025
School completion in Belize, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 90.24 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, school completion in Belize peaked at 90.24 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.
School completion in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 61.1 | — |
| 1982 | 62.1 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 62.91 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 63.77 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 64.57 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 65.39 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 66.18 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 66.92 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 67.66 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 90.24 | +33.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 90.24 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 91% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 90.24 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.67, 93% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.51 | 61.1 | 67.66 | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.24 | 90.24 | 90.24 | 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 completion in Belize?
- School completion in Belize was 90.24 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 90.24 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1 in 1981.
- How does Belize rank for school completion?
- Belize ranks 107th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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