Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Belize
Belize: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 2,007 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Belize, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Belize stood at 2,007 number. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Belize peaked at 2,007 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,205 number, in 1999.
That places Belize 159th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,205 number | — |
| 2000 | 1,228 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1,283 number | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1,573 number | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 1,518 number | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1,533 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,604 number | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1,631 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,653 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,681 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,722 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1,734 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,793 number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1,697 number | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 1,715 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1,863 number | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 1,867 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,946 number | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1,916 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2,007 number | +4.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 2,007 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 8% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belize's 2,007 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524 number, 14% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,205 number | 1,205 number | 1,205 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,523 number | 1,228 number | 1,681 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,826 number | 1,697 number | 2,007 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 156 Fiji 2,184 number compare
- 157 Cape Verde 2,164 number compare
- 158 Somalia 2,139 number compare
- 160 Macao 1,966 number compare
- 161 Central African Republic 1,862 number compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 1,840 number compare
More education data for Belize
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.32 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,319 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,346 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,323 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,757 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0671 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Belize?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Belize was 2,007 number in 2019, 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 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,205 number in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Belize ranks 159th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.