Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belize
Belize: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 18.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belize, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belize stood at 18.2%.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belize peaked at 21.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2015.
That places Belize 91st out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.5% | — |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +39.1% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -28.0% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +29.3% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.6% | 21.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 13.4% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.0% | 20.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belize?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belize was 18.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2015.
- How does Belize rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Belize ranks 91st out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release