Education in Belize

833 indicators covering education for Belize.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population, age 24, male 3,144 2015 up 18.8% 168th
Population, age 25, male 3,068 2015 up 18.9% 168th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocatio 6.4% 2019 20th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 1,657 number 2019 down 12.9% 89th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 5,383 number 2019 up 15.7% 103rd
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 1,463 number 2019 down 20.1% 97th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 42.9% 2022 up 12.9% 95th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 43.8% 2022 up 14.8% 90th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 41.9% 2022 up 10.9% 102nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 3,515 number 2019 up 18.2% 100th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 480 number 2019 up 15.1% 90th
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 17.31 2018 down 4.2% 48th
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 64.2% 2024 up 90.9% 64th
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 64.7% 2024 up 195.0% 61st
Government expenditure per student, primary 16.6% 2017 up 17.2% 53rd
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 93.6% 2022 up 11.6% 70th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 9.3% 2018 down 38.4% 55th
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment 11.4 years 2040 up 3.4% 61st
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 93.6% 2022 up 11.3% 73rd
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 93.7% 2022 up 11.9% 66th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 3.2% 2017 down 37.0% 46th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male 6.9% 2017 down 11.1% 35th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 177 number 2019 up 6.0% 89th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 17.1% 2022 up 8.2% 85th
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 15.08 2018 up 7.2% 51st
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 15.2% 2022 up 1.8% 83rd
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 18.8% 2022 up 13.2% 83rd
Share of the population with at least some formal education 99.9% 2020 unchanged 1st
Share of population with no formal education 0.1% 2020 unchanged 110th
Share of the population with tertiary education 5.0% 2020 down 13.8% 83rd
Average years of schooling 10.71 years 2020 down 5.1% 40th
Government expenditure per student, tertiary 27.3% 2017 up 0.9% 57th
Share of the population with lower secondary education 52.2% 2020 up 27.5% 102nd
Government expenditure per student, secondary 27.3% 2017 up 32.1% 19th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 52.2% 2020 up 27.5% 101st
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 49.8% 2020 up 24.0% 103rd
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 54.5% 2020 up 31.1% 89th
Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education 23.2% 2024 down 59.3% 86th
Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training 41.8% 2020 up 205.0% 4th
Gross graduation ratio, primary, total 104.0% 2018 up 10.8% 19th
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Ma 45.3% 2024 up 8.2% 15th
Gross graduation ratio, primary, female 104.6% 2018 up 10.7% 16th
Gross graduation ratio, primary, male 103.4% 2018 up 10.9% 17th
Literacy rate 87.9% 2022 down 3.3% 80th
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 11.1% 2022 down 19.1% 93rd
Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling 87.9% 2022 down 3.3% 78th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 22.9% 2020 up 44.7% 71st
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher 21.2% 2020 up 37.5% 73rd
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 21.2% 2020 up 37.5% 73rd
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 19.6% 2020 up 30.0% 74th
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 7.0% 2022 up 22.6% 87th
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 6.3% 2022 up 7.7% 96th
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 7.6% 2022 up 37.4% 82nd
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total 32 2010 up 18.5% 139th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female 16 2010 up 14.3% 139th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total 29 2010 up 20.8% 139th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, female 14 2010 up 16.7% 139th
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25-29, total 27 2010 up 35.0% 141st
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25-29, female 13 2010 up 30.0% 141st
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 30-34, total 23 2010 up 43.8% 141st