Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belize
Belize: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 93.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
93.3%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
107th
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1999
All-time low
90.4%
in 2020
Years of data
33
1980–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belize, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belize stood at 93.3%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belize peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 2020.
That places Belize 107th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 98.9% | — |
| 1981 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 94.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 94.6% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 90.6% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 90.4% | 93.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 104 Uzbekistan 94.0% compare
- 105 Bangladesh 93.6% compare
- 106 Algeria 93.4% compare
- 108 Ethiopia 93.0% compare
- 109 Republic of Korea 92.9% compare
- 110 Morocco 92.9% compare
More education data for Belize
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,374 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,662 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,819 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belize?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belize was 93.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Belize ranks 107th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release