School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Belize
Belize: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.918 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Belize, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.918 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Belize peaked at 1.06 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2196 years, in 1974.
That places Belize 167th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Belize, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.2196 years | — |
| 1976 | 0.2728 years | +24.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4127 years | +51.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4 years | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3735 years | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4667 years | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4716 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5485 years | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5576 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5139 years | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5283 years | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5205 years | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5293 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5759 years | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5737 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5677 years | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5303 years | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5154 years | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5959 years | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6502 years | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6616 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7652 years | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7889 years | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8573 years | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8818 years | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9392 years | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9866 years | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 years | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.06 years | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.01 years | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9761 years | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9798 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9529 years | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6966 years | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6921 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8914 years | +28.8% |
| 2024 | 0.918 years | +3.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.918 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 years, 52% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.918 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.88 years, 49% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +51.3% | 0.2728 years | 0.4127 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2462 years | 0.2196 years | 0.2728 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3954 years | 0.3735 years | 0.4127 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.5236 years | 0.4667 years | 0.5759 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6277 years | 0.5154 years | 0.7889 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.978 years | 0.8573 years | 1.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8302 years | 0.6921 years | 0.9529 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Belize?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Belize was 0.918 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2196 years in 1974.
- How does Belize rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 167th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release