Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belize
Belize: Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female was 77.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belize is 77.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belize peaked at 78.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2009.
Belize ranks 61st of 81 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.3% | — |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | -25.3% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 78.7% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.3% | 39.5% | 54.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 43.1% | 70.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 74.8% | 78.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1073 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belize?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Belize was 77.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Belize ranks 61st out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.