Trained teachers in primary education, female in Belize
Belize: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in primary education, female in Belize stood at 90.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Belize peaked at 90.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2006.
Belize ranks 78th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.7% | — |
| 2001 | 42.4% | -23.9% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.0% | 40.5% | 55.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 46.2% | 83.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 88.0% | 90.4% | 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 primary education, female in Belize?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Belize was 90.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2006.
- How does Belize rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Belize ranks 78th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. 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 primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.