Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belize
Belize: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 98.6% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belize peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2018.
That places Belize 157th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.0% | — |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 94.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 94.4% | 98.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belize?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belize was 98.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Belize ranks 157th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release