School enrollment, primary, private in Belize
Belize: School enrollment, primary, private was 80.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, private in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Belize is 80.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Belize peaked at 95.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 2024.
That places Belize 3rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.1% | 81.7% | 95.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 81.8% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 80.7% | 81.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 1 Macau (China) 96.4% compare
- 2 United Arab Emirates 81.6% compare
- 4 Haiti 76.7%
- 5 Lebanon 75.5% compare
- 6 Aruba 73.4% compare
More education data for Belize
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Belize?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Belize was 80.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Belize ranks 3rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.