School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Belize
Belize: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 0.9459 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9459 years
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
157th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.08 years
in 2015
All-time low
0.3951 years
in 1987
Years of data
35
1986–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Belize, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Belize stood at 0.9459 years.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Belize peaked at 1.08 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3951 years, in 1987.
Belize ranks 157th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Belize, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.4251 years | — |
| 1987 | 0.3951 years | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5039 years | +27.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5026 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5658 years | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5604 years | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.521 years | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5564 years | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5473 years | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5536 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5883 years | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5688 years | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5887 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5517 years | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5201 years | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6244 years | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6811 years | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6872 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7823 years | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8077 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8875 years | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8904 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9433 years | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9912 years | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 years | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 years | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.06 years | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.04 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 years | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.01 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9669 years | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7195 years | -25.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7235 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9219 years | +27.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9459 years | +2.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.9459 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.81 years, 52% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.9459 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.99 years, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4101 years | 0.3951 years | 0.4251 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5444 years | 0.5026 years | 0.5883 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6458 years | 0.5201 years | 0.8077 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9958 years | 0.8875 years | 1.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8555 years | 0.7195 years | 0.9669 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, female in Belize?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Belize was 0.9459 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3951 years in 1987.
- How does Belize rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Belize ranks 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release