Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Belize
Belize: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) was 88.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Belize stood at 88.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Belize peaked at 99.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2023.
Belize ranks 130th 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, male (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 96.8% | — |
| 2000 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | +1.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 88.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 94% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 88.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.2%, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 96.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 96.6% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.0% | 98.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 87.4% | 95.3% | 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, male in Belize?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Belize was 88.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Belize ranks 130th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release