Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belize
Belize: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 372 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belize, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belize is 372 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 125.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belize peaked at 372 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8 number, in 1971.
Belize ranks 127th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8 number | — |
| 1972 | 11 number | +37.5% |
| 1974 | 12 number | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 15 number | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 165 number | +1000.0% |
| 2012 | 211 number | +27.9% |
| 2013 | 206 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 301 number | +46.1% |
| 2015 | 302 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 314 number | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 349 number | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 355 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 372 number | +4.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 372 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,006 number, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Belize's 372 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 862 number, 43% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1000.0% | 15 number | 165 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.5 number | 8 number | 15 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 286.11 number | 165 number | 372 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1073 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belize?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belize was 372 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 372 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 number in 1971.
- How does Belize rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Belize ranks 127th out of 159 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.