School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Belize
Belize: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 86.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Belize, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Belize is 86.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Belize peaked at 88.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 1980.
Belize ranks 121st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 54.9% | — |
| 1981 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 56.2% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 64.2% | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 65.1% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 60.5% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 66.8% | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 66.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 64.8% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 67.7% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 75.3% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 76.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 76.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | +3.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 86.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.7%, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 86.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.8%, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.1% | 54.9% | 65.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 64.7% | 60.5% | 66.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 67.7% | 76.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 75.6% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 83.6% | 88.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 118 Micronesia (country) 87.3% compare
- 119 Sierra Leone 86.9% compare
- 120 Tajikistan 86.9% compare
- 122 Bhutan 86.2% compare
- 123 Ukraine 86.2% compare
- 124 Marshall Islands 85.8% compare
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 school enrollment, secondary in Belize?
- School enrollment, secondary in Belize was 86.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 1980.
- How does Belize rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Belize ranks 121st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.