School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Belize
Belize: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.82 years in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Belize, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Belize stood at 5.82 years. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Belize peaked at 7.48 years in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.82 years, in 2024.
Belize ranks 116th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.52 years | 6.2 years | 7.13 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 6.84 years | 6.37 years | 7.48 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.06 years | 6.7 years | 7.31 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.08 years | 6.82 years | 7.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.85 years | 6.75 years | 6.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.21 years | 5.82 years | 6.72 years | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- 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 2,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Belize?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Belize was 5.82 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7.48 years in 1980.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.82 years in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release