Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Belize
Belize: Trained teachers in secondary education, female was 73.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary 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 secondary education, female in Belize stood at 73.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, female in Belize peaked at 76.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 2009.
That places Belize 78th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.4% | — |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +35.7% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | -29.7% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +30.2% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 64.2% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 73.9% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.3% | 38.3% | 57.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 40.3% | 68.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 73.5% | 76.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 75 British Virgin Islands 75.7% compare
- 76 Mauritania 75.6% compare
- 77 Monaco 74.0% compare
- 79 Marshall Islands 72.7% compare
- 80 Rwanda 72.6% compare
- 81 Saint Lucia 71.5% compare
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 secondary education, female in Belize?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Belize was 73.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for trained teachers in secondary education, female?
- Belize ranks 78th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. 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 secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.