School life expectancy, primary, female in Belize
Belize: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.79 years in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, female in Belize, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belize recorded 5.79 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Belize peaked at 7.19 years in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5.79 years, in 2024.
That places Belize 117th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.5 years | 6.19 years | 6.92 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 6.25 years | 6.21 years | 6.3 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.97 years | 6.74 years | 7.19 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.98 years | 6.75 years | 7.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.71 years | 6.61 years | 6.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.15 years | 5.79 years | 6.61 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 114 New Caledonia 5.81 years compare
- 115 New Zealand 5.8 years compare
- 116 Cayman Islands 5.8 years compare
- 118 Nauru 5.78 years compare
- 119 Senegal 5.77 years compare
- 120 Iraq 5.76 years compare
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, female in Belize?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Belize was 5.79 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7.19 years in 1996.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.79 years in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Belize ranks 117th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release