School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Belize
Belize: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.01 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Belize, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belize recorded 11.01 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Belize peaked at 12.26 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.22 years, in 1986.
Belize ranks 132nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.78 years | — |
| 1981 | 10.64 years | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 10.52 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 10.22 years | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 10.34 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 10.52 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 11.21 years | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 11.24 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 11.02 years | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 11.19 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 11.29 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.69 years | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 11.84 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 11.8 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 11.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.68 years | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 11.52 years | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 11.45 years | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 11.38 years | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 11.34 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.66 years | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 11.66 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.6 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.73 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 12.26 years | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 12.03 years | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 12.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.09 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.88 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.76 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 11.36 years | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 10.91 years | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 11.01 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.5 years | 10.22 years | 10.78 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 11 years | 10.52 years | 11.24 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.59 years | 11.19 years | 11.84 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.78 years | 11.34 years | 12.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.38 years | 10.91 years | 11.88 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 129 Kazakhstan 11.07 years compare
- 130 Serbia 11.06 years compare
- 131 French Polynesia 11.04 years compare
- 133 Macau, China 10.99 years compare
- 134 Egypt 10.9 years compare
- 135 Botswana 10.85 years 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 secondary, both sexes in Belize?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Belize was 11.01 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 12.26 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.22 years in 1986.
- How does Belize rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 132nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release