Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize
Belize: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 92.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize is 92.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize peaked at 96.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2020.
That places Belize 97th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.1% | — |
| 2000 | 93.0% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 89.3% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 94.1% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 92.9% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.1% | 90.1% | 90.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 88.8% | 94.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 86.7% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 85.0% | 96.1% | 5 |
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- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Belize was 92.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 97th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release