Teachers in primary education, female in Belize
Belize: Teachers in primary education, female was 1,933 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
1,933
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
162nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
2,007
in 2019
All-time low
1,205
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999β2024
Teachers in primary education, female in Belize, 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in Belize stood at 1,933.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Belize peaked at 2,007 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,205, in 1999.
Belize ranks 162nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,205 | 1,205 | 1,205 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,523 | 1,228 | 1,681 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,826 | 1,697 | 2,007 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,925 | 1,900 | 1,964 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 159 Macau (China) 2,349 compare
- 160 Somalia 2,139 compare
- 161 Solomon Islands 2,065 compare
- 163 Cabo Verde 1,925 compare
- 164 Martinique 1,891
- 165 Central African Republic 1,862 compare
More education data for Belize
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Belize?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Belize was 1,933 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 2,007 in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,205 in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Belize ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release