Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Belize
Belize: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0056 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Belize stood at 0.0056 units per person.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0065 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 units per person, in 1999.
Belize ranks 118th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0039 units per person | — |
| 2000 | 0.0041 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 units per person | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.006 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.006 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0063 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0064 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0056 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 80% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0056 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 units per person, 96% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 115 Saint Lucia 0.0058 units per person compare
- 116 United Kingdom 0.0057 units per person compare
- 117 Bahrain 0.0056 units per person compare
- 119 Fiji 0.0055 units per person compare
- 120 Bahamas 0.0055 units per person compare
- 121 American Samoa 0.0054 units per person
More education data for Belize
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.32 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Belize?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Belize was 0.0056 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0065 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Belize ranks 118th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.