Trained teachers in secondary education in Belize
Belize: Trained teachers in secondary education was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in secondary education in Belize is 71.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 100.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education in Belize peaked at 73.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2009.
That places Belize 82nd out of 107 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 in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.4% | — |
| 2001 | 39.0% | -28.3% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 70.1% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 33.9% | 54.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 35.4% | 65.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 70.1% | 73.3% | 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 secondary education in Belize?
- Trained teachers in secondary education in Belize was 71.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2009.
- How does Belize rank for trained teachers in secondary education?
- Belize ranks 82nd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. 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 secondary education (% of total 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.