School life expectancy, secondary, female in Belize
Belize: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.25 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Belize, 1986β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Belize is 5.25 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Belize peaked at 5.39 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.71 years, in 1991.
Belize ranks 128th of 207 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 | 3.97 years | 3.97 years | 3.98 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.97 years | 3.71 years | 4.08 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.59 years | 4.21 years | 4.75 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.05 years | 4.72 years | 5.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.25 years | 5.03 years | 5.39 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 125 South Africa 5.41 years compare
- 126 Gabon 5.34 years compare
- 127 Micronesia (country) 5.28 years compare
- 129 Barbados 5.22 years compare
- 130 Philippines 5.2 years compare
- 131 Maldives 5.19 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, secondary, female in Belize?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Belize was 5.25 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 5.39 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 years in 1991.
- How does Belize rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Belize ranks 128th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release