School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Belize
Belize: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.04 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Belize, 1986β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belize recorded 11.04 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Belize peaked at 12.16 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.18 years, in 1986.
Belize ranks 124th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.22 years | 10.18 years | 10.26 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.95 years | 10.45 years | 11.19 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.6 years | 11.19 years | 11.9 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.76 years | 11.36 years | 12.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4 years | 10.93 years | 11.88 years | 5 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.006 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Belize?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Belize was 11.04 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 12.16 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.18 years in 1986.
- How does Belize rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Belize ranks 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release