School enrollment, tertiary in Belize
Belize: School enrollment, tertiary was 24.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Belize, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Belize recorded 24.8% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Belize peaked at 25.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1972.
Belize ranks 121st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary in Belize, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.1% | — |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -19.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +1465.1% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | +10.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 24.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.6%, 53% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 24.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.6%, 70% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1465.1% | 1.0% | 15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 15.2% | 22.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 21.5% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 22.4% | 25.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 118 Jamaica 26.2% compare
- 119 Namibia 26.1% compare
- 120 Turks and Caicos Islands 25.3% compare
- 122 Cape Verde 24.3% compare
- 123 Trinidad and Tobago 23.8% compare
- 124 Bangladesh 23.7% 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, tertiary in Belize?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Belize was 24.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1972.
- How does Belize rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Belize ranks 121st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, tertiary (% 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.