Share of students studying abroad in Belize
Belize: Share of students studying abroad was 9.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of students studying abroad in Belize, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belize recorded 9.9% for share of students studying abroad in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students studying abroad in Belize peaked at 20.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2016.
Belize ranks 59th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 13.1% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.4% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.02 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students studying abroad in Belize?
- Share of students studying abroad in Belize was 9.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students studying abroad recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of students studying abroad recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2016.
- How does Belize rank for share of students studying abroad?
- Belize ranks 59th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of students studying abroad rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students studying abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's tertiary level students studying abroad as international students. International students are those that move from their home countries for education, identified based on their past education, residence, or distinct immigration regulations.