Average years of schooling among adults in Belize
Belize: Average years of schooling among adults was 8.76 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Belize, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belize recorded 8.76 years for average years of schooling among adults in 2023.
The figure is down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Belize peaked at 10.49 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.45 years, in 1990.
Belize ranks 117th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.22 years | 5.45 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.26 years | 7.17 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.38 years | 8.86 years | 10.49 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.78 years | 8.76 years | 8.85 years | 4 |
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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 average years of schooling among adults in Belize?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Belize was 8.76 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 10.49 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.45 years in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Belize ranks 117th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.