Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Belize
Belize: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 641 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Belize, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Belize stood at 641 number.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Belize peaked at 643 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 207 number, in 1999.
Belize ranks 122nd of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 207 number | — |
| 2000 | 212 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 225 number | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 298 number | +32.4% |
| 2004 | 390 number | +30.9% |
| 2005 | 410 number | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 495 number | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 517 number | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 511 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 515 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 511 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 534 number | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 585 number | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 593 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 583 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 616 number | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 631 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 643 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 638 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 641 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 207 number | 207 number | 207 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 397 number | 212 number | 517 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 597.5 number | 511 number | 643 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 upper secondary education, both sexes in Belize?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Belize was 641 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 643 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 207 number in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 122nd out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.