School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Belize
Belize: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 0.9054 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Belize, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.9054 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Belize peaked at 1.04 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0248 years, in 1974.
That places Belize 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Belize, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0325 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0299 years | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0248 years | -16.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0399 years | +60.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5917 years | +1384.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6534 years | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6453 years | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6359 years | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6362 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6445 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6867 years | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7239 years | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8315 years | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8342 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8872 years | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9806 years | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9054 years | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9278 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8956 years | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9906 years | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9556 years | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.967 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9688 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.04 years | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9144 years | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8602 years | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8004 years | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9054 years | +13.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.9054 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.14 years, 42% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.9054 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.46 years, 62% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1384.4% | 0.0399 years | 0.5917 years |
| 1975 | +60.5% | 0.0248 years | 0.0399 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0318 years | 0.0248 years | 0.0399 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.6721 years | 0.5917 years | 0.8315 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9313 years | 0.8342 years | 0.9906 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9043 years | 0.8004 years | 1.04 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9161 years compare
- 130 Cape Verde 0.9112 years compare
- 131 Cameroon 0.9055 years compare
- 133 South Africa 0.8901 years compare
- 134 United States Virgin Islands 0.8888 years compare
- 135 Luxembourg 0.864 years 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, male in Belize?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Belize was 0.9054 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0248 years in 1974.
- How does Belize rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Belize ranks 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release