School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Belize
Belize: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.69 GPI in 2019. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Belize, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Belize stood at 1.69 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Belize peaked at 2.72 GPI in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.45 GPI, in 1975.
Belize ranks 19th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Belize, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.36 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 1.94 GPI | -17.8% |
| 1974 | 2.72 GPI | +39.9% |
| 1975 | 1.45 GPI | -46.6% |
| 2001 | 1.63 GPI | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 1.68 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.58 GPI | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.51 GPI | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.58 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.67 GPI | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.63 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.61 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.66 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6 GPI | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.69 GPI | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.68 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.64 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.66 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.61 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.64 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.63 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.67 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.69 GPI | +1.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.69 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 GPI, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.69 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.57 GPI, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -46.6% | 2.72 GPI | 1.45 GPI |
| 1974 | +39.9% | 1.94 GPI | 2.72 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.12 GPI | 1.45 GPI | 2.72 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.62 GPI | 1.51 GPI | 1.68 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.65 GPI | 1.6 GPI | 1.69 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 16 British Virgin Islands 1.75 GPI compare
- 17 Jamaica 1.74 GPI compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 1.74 GPI compare
- 20 Venezuela 1.69 GPI compare
- 21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.67 GPI compare
- 22 Suriname 1.66 GPI compare
More education data for Belize
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,319 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,346 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,323 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,757 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0671 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1073 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Belize?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Belize was 1.69 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 GPI in 1974.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 GPI in 1975.
- How does Belize rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Belize ranks 19th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, 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.