School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Belize
Belize: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9893 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Belize, 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Belize stood at 0.9893 GPI.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Belize peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9731 GPI, in 1994.
Belize ranks 121st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Belize, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.9799 GPI | — |
| 1987 | 0.9764 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9875 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9731 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9818 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9935 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9839 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9893 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9964 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9821 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9921 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9993 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9982 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9906 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9904 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9916 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9834 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9787 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9932 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9882 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9893 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9782 GPI | 0.9764 GPI | 0.9799 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.984 GPI | 0.9731 GPI | 0.9935 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9948 GPI | 0.9821 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9908 GPI | 0.9787 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
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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)
- 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, gender parity index in Belize?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Belize was 0.9893 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9731 GPI in 1994.
- How does Belize rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Belize ranks 121st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.