Trained teachers in upper secondary education in Belize
Belize: Trained teachers in upper secondary education was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in upper 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 upper secondary education in Belize is 64.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 125.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in upper secondary education in Belize peaked at 70.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2013.
Belize ranks 65th of 80 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 upper secondary education in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.7% | — |
| 2001 | 40.9% | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +39.0% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.3% | 29.7% | 54.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 28.5% | 64.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 64.4% | 70.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 62 Saint Lucia 66.0% compare
- 63 Sudan 65.8% compare
- 64 Burkina Faso 65.3% compare
- 66 Tuvalu 62.9% compare
- 67 Nicaragua 62.5% compare
- 68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 60.7% compare
More education data for Belize
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,949 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,374 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,662 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in upper secondary education in Belize?
- Trained teachers in upper secondary education in Belize was 64.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in upper secondary education recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in upper secondary education recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2013.
- How does Belize rank for trained teachers in upper secondary education?
- Belize ranks 65th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in upper secondary education rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.9%. 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 (% of total 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.