Education in Belize 833 indicators covering education for Belize. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 13.5% 2025 up 21.3% 30th Primary education, teachers 77.4% 2024 up 4.8% 99th Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 432 number 2019 up 14.3% 159th Repeaters, primary, total 6.7% 2018 down 18.8% 50th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.5% 2019 down 82.5% 158th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 734 number 2019 up 102.8% 147th Persistence to grade 5, total 97.2% 2023 up 0.8% 46th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 77 2024 up 6.9% 154th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 42 2024 down 10.6% 158th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 10 2024 down 33.3% 162nd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 9 2024 down 35.7% 162nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 99.3% 2018 down 7.7% 116th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 97.7% 2018 down 4.4% 136th Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 23.5% 2024 up 218.9% 61st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2019 down 0.3% 77th Population by level of education 243,000 people 2100 up 7.7% 171st Number of adults with no formal education by region 1,700 people 2100 down 32.0% 161st Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.3% 2100 down 30.8% 110th Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.846 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 5.9% 171st Repeaters, primary, male 8.1% 2018 down 14.0% 45th Repeaters, primary, female 5.1% 2018 down 26.4% 54th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 99.1% 2019 up 0.4% 56th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 428 number 2019 up 14.7% 152nd School enrollment, secondary, private 66.4% 2024 up 6.8% 7th School enrollment, primary 95.9% 2018 up 2.3% 55th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 1.2% 2013 down 76.9% 129th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 0.7% 2013 down 90.2% 150th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 76.4% 2019 up 0.7% 100th Trained teachers in primary education 88.7% 2024 up 46.0% 88th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 156th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 18th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 372 number 2019 up 125.5% 127th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 1.3% 59th Share of primary school teachers who are women 77.4% 2024 up 4.8% 104th Share of students studying abroad 9.9% 2023 up 0.5% 59th Enrolment in primary education, female 24,318 number 2019 down 5.1% 164th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 9.4% 2018 down 33.7% 29th Over-age students, primary 8.7% 2018 down 24.8% 72nd Secondary education, teachers 65.5% 2024 up 6.4% 62nd School enrollment, primary, male 96.5% 2013 up 5.1% 41st School enrollment, primary, female 95.0% 2013 up 2.8% 58th Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2019 unchanged 133rd Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 1.01 GPI 2017 up 0.5% 80th Over-age students, primary, male 10.0% 2018 down 21.1% 70th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2024 up 1.4% 62nd Over-age students, primary, female 7.2% 2018 down 30.1% 81st School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 7,958 number 2019 up 23.1% 134th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 7,930 number 2019 up 22.7% 131st School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sex 15,888 number 2019 up 22.9% 132nd Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 6.6% 2017 down 13.6% 46th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 75.2% 2019 up 0.8% 103rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 down 0.2% 97th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 77.7% 2019 up 0.6% 99th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 99.1% 2019 up 17.1% 85th Compulsory education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 156th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 97.5% 2017 up 4.9% 66th Progression to secondary school 97.4% 2017 up 1.0% 83rd Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 6.4% 2017 down 14.6% 40th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 100.3% 2019 up 20.8% 77th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 97.9% 2019 up 13.5% 92nd ← Previous Page 3 of 14 Next →