Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belize
Belize: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 1,174 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belize, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1,174 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belize peaked at 1,174 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 441 number, in 1999.
That places Belize 109th out of 138 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, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 441 number | — |
| 2000 | 503 number | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 544 number | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 596 number | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 717 number | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 723 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 757 number | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 786 number | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 810 number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 856 number | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 887 number | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 942 number | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 983 number | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 969 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,101 number | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 1,043 number | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1,116 number | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 1,138 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,174 number | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 441 number | 441 number | 441 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 699.11 number | 503 number | 856 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,039 number | 887 number | 1,174 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 106 Malta 1,375 number compare
- 107 Gambia 1,356 number compare
- 108 Luxembourg 1,195 number compare
- 110 Brunei Darussalam 1,007 number compare
- 111 Eritrea 1,002 number compare
- 112 Cape Verde 982 number compare
More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belize?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belize was 1,174 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,174 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 441 number in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Belize ranks 109th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.