Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Belize
Belize: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 42.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Belize is 42.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 29.7% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Belize peaked at 49.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2004.
That places Belize 126th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 24.3% | 37.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 40.7% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 25.1% | 42.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.02 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Belize?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Belize was 42.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2004.
- How does Belize rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Belize ranks 126th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.