Start month of the academic school year in Belize
Belize: Start month of the academic school year was 8 tertiary education in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 206 countries
All-time high
10 tertiary education
in 2021
All-time low
8 tertiary education
in 2013
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Start month of the academic school year in Belize, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
Belize recorded 8 tertiary education for start month of the academic school year in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Belize peaked at 10 tertiary education in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8 tertiary education, in 2013.
Belize ranks 126th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Belize, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 tertiary education | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 tertiary education | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 8 tertiary education | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 126 Bermuda 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Switzerland 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Denmark 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Finland 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Ghana 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Iceland 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Liechtenstein 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Mexico 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Netherlands 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Norway 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Puerto Rico 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Saudi Arabia 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Sint Maarten 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Uganda 8 tertiary education compare
More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Belize?
- Start month of the academic school year in Belize was 8 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 10 tertiary education in 2021.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 tertiary education in 2013.
- How does Belize rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Belize ranks 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release