Tertiary education, academic staff in Belize
Belize: Tertiary education, academic staff was 54.0% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Tertiary education, academic staff in Belize, 1971β2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Belize is 54.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Belize peaked at 65.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2011.
That places Belize 25th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.0% | 53.3% | 65.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 45.6% | 52.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 52.1% | 54.4% | 5 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.006 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Belize?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Belize was 54.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2011.
- How does Belize rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Belize ranks 25th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.