School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Belize
Belize: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.33 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Belize, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Belize stood at 1.33 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Belize peaked at 1.34 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0423 years, in 1972.
Belize ranks 106th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0464 years | 0.0423 years | 0.0516 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8619 years | 0.7333 years | 1.12 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.25 years | 1.09 years | 1.34 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 103 Jamaica 1.36 years compare
- 104 Cayman Islands 1.34 years compare
- 105 Guatemala 1.34 years compare
- 107 Lebanon 1.31 years compare
- 108 South Africa 1.25 years compare
- 109 Bangladesh 1.21 years compare
More education data for Belize
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (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, tertiary, both sexes in Belize?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Belize was 1.33 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0423 years in 1972.
- How does Belize rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 106th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.