Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Belize
Belize: Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female was 64.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in upper 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 upper secondary education, female in Belize stood at 64.2%.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Belize peaked at 70.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 2013.
That places Belize 64th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.8% | — |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -22.5% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 41.2% | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +33.8% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +31.6% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7% | 34.4% | 54.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 33.6% | 65.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 64.2% | 70.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 61 Nicaragua 68.1% compare
- 62 Burkina Faso 66.2% compare
- 63 Mauritania 65.7% compare
- 65 Pakistan 62.0% compare
- 66 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 61.1% compare
- 67 Rwanda 60.3% 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 upper secondary education, female in Belize?
- Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female in Belize was 64.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 2013.
- How does Belize rank for trained teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Belize ranks 64th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. 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 upper secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.