Start of the academic school year in Belize
Belize: Start of the academic school year was 2,024 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2,024
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
53rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
2,024
in 2025
All-time low
1,969
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Start of the academic school year in Belize, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belize recorded 2,024 for start of the academic school year in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Belize peaked at 2,024 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,969, in 1970.
That places Belize 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Start of the academic school year in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,969 | — |
| 1971 | 1,970 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,971 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,972 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,973 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1,974 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,975 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,976 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,977 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,978 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,979 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,980 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,981 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,982 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,983 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1,984 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1,985 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,986 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,987 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,988 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,989 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,990 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,991 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,992 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,993 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,994 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,995 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,996 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,997 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,998 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,999 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,000 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,001 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,002 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,003 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,004 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,005 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,006 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,007 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,008 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,009 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,010 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,011 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,012 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,013 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,014 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,015 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,016 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,017 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,018 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,019 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,020 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,021 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,022 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,023 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,024 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,974 | 1,969 | 1,978 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,984 | 1,979 | 1,988 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,994 | 1,989 | 1,998 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,004 | 1,999 | 2,008 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,014 | 2,009 | 2,018 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,022 | 2,019 | 2,024 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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- 53 Bahrain 2,024 compare
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- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,024 compare
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- 53 Bermuda 2,024 compare
- 53 Barbados 2,024 compare
- 53 Central African Republic 2,024 compare
- 53 Canada 2,024 compare
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- 53 China 2,024 compare
- 53 Cote d'Ivoire 2,024 compare
- 53 Cameroon 2,024 compare
- 53 Democratic Republic of Congo 2,024 compare
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- 53 Comoros 2,024 compare
- 53 Cape Verde 2,024 compare
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- 53 Curacao 2,024 compare
- 53 Cayman Islands 2,024 compare
- 53 Cyprus 2,024 compare
- 53 Czechia 2,024 compare
- 53 Germany 2,024 compare
- 53 Djibouti 2,024 compare
- 53 Dominica 2,024 compare
- 53 Denmark 2,024 compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 2,024 compare
- 53 Algeria 2,024 compare
- 53 Ecuador 2,024 compare
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- 53 Eritrea 2,024 compare
- 53 Spain 2,024 compare
- 53 Estonia 2,024 compare
- 53 Ethiopia 2,024 compare
- 53 Finland 2,024 compare
- 53 France 2,024 compare
- 53 Micronesia (country) 2,024 compare
- 53 Gabon 2,024 compare
- 53 United Kingdom 2,024 compare
- 53 Georgia 2,024 compare
- 53 Ghana 2,024 compare
- 53 Gibraltar 2,024 compare
- 53 Guinea 2,024 compare
- 53 Gambia 2,024 compare
- 53 Guinea-Bissau 2,024 compare
- 53 Equatorial Guinea 2,024 compare
- 53 Greece 2,024 compare
- 53 Grenada 2,024 compare
- 53 Guyana 2,024 compare
- 53 Hong Kong 2,024 compare
- 53 Croatia 2,024 compare
- 53 Haiti 2,024 compare
- 53 Hungary 2,024 compare
- 53 Indonesia 2,024 compare
- 53 India 2,024 compare
- 53 Ireland 2,024 compare
- 53 Iran 2,024 compare
- 53 Iraq 2,024 compare
- 53 Iceland 2,024 compare
- 53 Israel 2,024 compare
- 53 Italy 2,024 compare
- 53 Jamaica 2,024 compare
- 53 Jordan 2,024 compare
- 53 Japan 2,024 compare
- 53 Kazakhstan 2,024 compare
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 2,024 compare
- 53 Cambodia 2,024 compare
- 53 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,024 compare
- 53 Kuwait 2,024 compare
- 53 Laos 2,024 compare
- 53 Lebanon 2,024 compare
- 53 Liberia 2,024 compare
- 53 Libya 2,024 compare
- 53 Saint Lucia 2,024 compare
- 53 Liechtenstein 2,024 compare
- 53 Lithuania 2,024 compare
- 53 Luxembourg 2,024 compare
- 53 Latvia 2,024 compare
- 53 Macao 2,024 compare
- 53 Morocco 2,024 compare
- 53 Monaco 2,024 compare
- 53 Moldova 2,024 compare
- 53 Madagascar 2,024 compare
- 53 Mexico 2,024 compare
- 53 Marshall Islands 2,024 compare
- 53 North Macedonia 2,024 compare
- 53 Mali 2,024 compare
- 53 Malta 2,024 compare
- 53 Myanmar 2,024 compare
- 53 Montenegro 2,024 compare
- 53 Mongolia 2,024 compare
- 53 Mauritania 2,024 compare
- 53 Niger 2,024 compare
- 53 Nigeria 2,024 compare
- 53 Netherlands 2,024 compare
- 53 Norway 2,024 compare
- 53 Nepal 2,024 compare
- 53 Oman 2,024 compare
- 53 Pakistan 2,024 compare
- 53 Philippines 2,024 compare
- 53 Poland 2,024 compare
- 53 Puerto Rico 2,024 compare
- 53 North Korea 2,024 compare
- 53 Portugal 2,024 compare
- 53 Palestine 2,024 compare
- 53 Qatar 2,024 compare
- 53 Romania 2,024 compare
- 53 Russia 2,024 compare
- 53 Saudi Arabia 2,024 compare
- 53 Sudan 2,024 compare
- 53 Senegal 2,024 compare
- 53 Sierra Leone 2,024 compare
- 53 San Marino 2,024 compare
- 53 Somalia 2,024 compare
- 53 Serbia 2,024 compare
- 53 Sao Tome and Principe 2,024 compare
- 53 Suriname 2,024 compare
- 53 Slovakia 2,024 compare
- 53 Slovenia 2,024 compare
- 53 Sweden 2,024 compare
- 53 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2,024 compare
- 53 Syria 2,024 compare
- 53 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,024 compare
- 53 Chad 2,024 compare
- 53 Togo 2,024 compare
- 53 Thailand 2,024 compare
- 53 Tajikistan 2,024 compare
- 53 Turkmenistan 2,024 compare
- 53 East Timor 2,024 compare
- 53 Trinidad and Tobago 2,024 compare
- 53 Tunisia 2,024 compare
- 53 Turkey 2,024 compare
- 53 Ukraine 2,024 compare
- 53 United States 2,024 compare
- 53 Uzbekistan 2,024 compare
- 53 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,024 compare
- 53 Venezuela 2,024 compare
- 53 British Virgin Islands 2,024 compare
- 53 Vietnam 2,024 compare
- 53 Yemen 2,024 compare
More education data for Belize
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,758 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2396 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0522 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0956 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0551 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,323 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8734 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start of the academic school year in Belize?
- Start of the academic school year in Belize was 2,024 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2,024 in 2025.
- What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,969 in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for start of the academic school year?
- Belize ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release