Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belize
Belize: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 96.0% 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
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belize stood at 96.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% 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, 92.6%, in 2020.
That places Belize 169th 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 | 96.8% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 93.4% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
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 | 96.9% | 92.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 92.6% | 96.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,933 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 564 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,254 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,565 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 10.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 96.0% 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 92.6% in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Belize ranks 169th 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 4.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release