Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belize
Belize: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1,804 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belize, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belize is 1,804 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belize peaked at 1,804 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 700 number, in 1999.
That places Belize 119th out of 141 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 700 number | — |
| 2000 | 784 number | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 841 number | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 922 number | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 1,138 number | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 1,148 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,246 number | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 1,279 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1,324 number | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1,380 number | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1,436 number | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,526 number | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1,557 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,523 number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,706 number | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 1,599 number | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1,758 number | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 1,775 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,804 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 700 number | 700 number | 700 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,118 number | 784 number | 1,380 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,632 number | 1,436 number | 1,804 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 116 Luxembourg 2,222 number compare
- 117 Cape Verde 2,048 number compare
- 118 Malta 1,961 number compare
- 120 Djibouti 1,483 number compare
- 121 Brunei Darussalam 1,422 number compare
- 122 Macau, China 1,232 number 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 teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belize?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Belize was 1,804 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,804 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 700 number in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 119th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.