Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Belize
Belize: Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education was 71.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
71.9
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
25th
of 35 countries
All-time high
75.84
in 2021
All-time low
41.66
in 1999
Years of data
23
1999–2023
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Belize, 1999–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Belize is 71.9, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Belize peaked at 75.84 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.66, in 1999.
Belize ranks 25th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 41.66 | — |
| 2000 | 43.84 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 52.69 | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 62.01 | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 58.24 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 61.18 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 59.48 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 55.29 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 56.71 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 54.41 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 59.09 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 59.45 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 59.59 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 59.06 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 62.06 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 72.28 | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 63.9 | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 64.62 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 65.18 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 70.57 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 75.84 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 71.56 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 71.9 | +0.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 71.9 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.1, 89% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belize's 71.9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80.51, 89% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.66 | 41.66 | 41.66 | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.18 | 43.84 | 62.01 | 8 |
| 2010s | 61.97 | 54.41 | 72.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.47 | 70.57 | 75.84 | 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: upper secondary education in Belize?
- Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Belize was 71.9 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 75.84 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.66 in 1999.
- How does Belize rank for total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education?
- Belize ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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