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.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belize, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.04 index | — |
| 2000 | 1.03 index | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9821 index | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9788 index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9505 index | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9886 index | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9847 index | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9884 index | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9854 index | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9709 index | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9914 index | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9943 index | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9922 index | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.997 index | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9828 index | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9795 index | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9801 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9853 index | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9916 index | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | +2.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.02 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.02 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 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.