Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize
Belize: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 432 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belize recorded 432 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize peaked at 455 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18 number, in 1972.
Belize ranks 159th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 18 number | — |
| 1981 | 130 number | +622.2% |
| 1987 | 130 number | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 143 number | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 155 number | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 170 number | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 176 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 176 number | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 190 number | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 181 number | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 185 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 196 number | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 194 number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 210 number | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 214 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 222 number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 256 number | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 282 number | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 291 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 348 number | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 378 number | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 378 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 413 number | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 436 number | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 436 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 452 number | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 455 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 451 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 455 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 447 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 432 number | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18 number | 18 number | 18 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 130 number | 130 number | 130 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 174.67 number | 143 number | 196 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 266.11 number | 194 number | 378 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 435.5 number | 378 number | 455 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 156 New Caledonia 461 number compare
- 157 Fiji 450 number compare
- 157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 450 number compare
- 160 Samoa 423 number compare
- 161 Antigua and Barbuda 360 number compare
- 162 Barbados 348 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 pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Belize was 432 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 455 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 number in 1972.
- How does Belize rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.