Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Belize
Belize: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 2.01 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Belize, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Belize recorded 2.01 live births per woman for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Belize peaked at 6.69 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.84 live births per woman, in 2021.
Belize ranks 113th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.61 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 6.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.32 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 5.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.09 live births per woman | 3.73 live births per woman | 4.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.17 live births per woman | 2.66 live births per woman | 3.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 110 Venezuela 2.08 live births per woman compare
- 111 Cook Islands 2.04 live births per woman compare
- 114 Nepal 1.98 live births per woman compare
- 115 New Caledonia 1.98 live births per woman compare
- 115 Peru 1.98 live births per woman compare
More education data for Belize
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.02 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Belize?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Belize was 2.01 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 live births per woman in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Belize ranks 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.