Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Belize
Belize: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 89.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Belize is 89.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Belize peaked at 99.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2023.
Belize ranks 122nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.4% | — |
| 2000 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 89.8% | +0.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 89.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.1%, 95% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 89.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.2%, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.2% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.2% | 98.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 89.4% | 96.6% | 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, female in Belize?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Belize was 89.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Belize ranks 122nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release