Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Belize
Belize: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 62.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Belize, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Belize stood at 62.6%.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Belize peaked at 75.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 1999.
That places Belize 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 41.7% | — |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 52.7% | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 62.1% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 75.9% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 62.6% | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.7% | 41.7% | 41.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 43.8% | 62.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 54.4% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 62.6% | 75.9% | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Belize?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Belize was 62.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release