Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belize
Belize: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belize is 1.02 index, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belize peaked at 1.04 index in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9505 index, in 2005.
That places Belize 62nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 index | 1.04 index | 1.04 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9875 index | 0.9505 index | 1.03 index | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9925 index | 0.9709 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9904 index | 0.9795 index | 1.02 index | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 2.02 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belize?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belize was 1.02 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 index in 1999.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9505 index in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belize ranks 62nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.