Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Belize
Belize: Trained teachers in lower secondary education was 73.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Belize recorded 73.3% for trained teachers in lower secondary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education in Belize peaked at 75.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2009.
Belize ranks 63rd of 83 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 in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.3% | — |
| 2001 | 38.5% | -29.1% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 35.5% | 54.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 38.1% | 66.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 70.3% | 75.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,758 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2396 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0522 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0956 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0551 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,323 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8734 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in lower secondary education in Belize?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Belize was 73.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education?
- Belize ranks 63rd out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.3%. 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 (% of total 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.