Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Belize
Belize: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 88.36 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
88.36
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
26th
of 36 countries
All-time high
99.93
in 2013
All-time low
88.36
in 2023
Years of data
24
1999–2023
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Belize, 1999–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: primary education in Belize is 88.36, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Belize peaked at 99.93 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 88.36, in 2023.
Belize ranks 26th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.57 | — |
| 2000 | 97.53 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.59 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.52 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 98.55 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.67 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 99.42 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 99.17 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 99 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.54 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 98.59 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.54 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.46 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 99.93 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 99.46 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 99.61 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.48 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.74 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.56 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.05 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.42 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.91 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 91.91 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 88.36 | -3.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 88.36 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.73, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belize's 88.36 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.65, 92% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.57 | 97.57 | 97.57 | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.67 | 97.53 | 99.67 | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.34 | 98.54 | 99.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9 | 88.36 | 99.42 | 4 |
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 total net enrolment rate: primary education in Belize?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Belize was 88.36 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 99.93 in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.36 in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Belize ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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