School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Belize
Belize: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9863 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9863 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
138th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.9961 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.9648 GPIA
in 2016
Years of data
25
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Belize stood at 0.9863 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Belize peaked at 0.9961 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9648 GPIA, in 2016.
Belize ranks 138th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Belize, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9954 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9878 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9911 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9703 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9869 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9926 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9855 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9898 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9858 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9832 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.982 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9815 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9731 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9648 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9777 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9701 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.977 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9798 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9772 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9815 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9833 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9863 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9954 GPIA | 0.9954 GPIA | 0.9954 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9874 GPIA | 0.9703 GPIA | 0.9961 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9785 GPIA | 0.9648 GPIA | 0.9898 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9816 GPIA | 0.9772 GPIA | 0.9863 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 135 Brazil 0.9885 GPIA compare
- 136 Nigeria 0.9882 GPIA compare
- 137 Dominican Republic 0.9876 GPIA compare
- 139 Luxembourg 0.9862 GPIA compare
- 140 Colombia 0.9861 GPIA compare
- 141 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9854 GPIA compare
More education data for Belize
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Belize?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Belize was 0.9863 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9961 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9648 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Belize rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Belize ranks 138th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release