Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Belize
Belize: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 383 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Belize, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Belize stood at 383 number.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Belize peaked at 387 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 125 number, in 1999.
That places Belize 117th out of 131 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 upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 125 number | — |
| 2000 | 135 number | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 146 number | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 193 number | +32.2% |
| 2004 | 250 number | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 260 number | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 255 number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 307 number | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 277 number | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 276 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 285 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 300 number | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 332 number | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 333 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 334 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 360 number | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 371 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 387 number | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 380 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 383 number | +0.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 383 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,848 number, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Belize's 383 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,442 number, 11% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 125 number | 125 number | 125 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 233.22 number | 135 number | 307 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 346.5 number | 285 number | 387 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 upper secondary education, female in Belize?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Belize was 383 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 387 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 125 number in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Belize ranks 117th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.