Reference Data in Belize

2,793 indicators covering reference data for Belize.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 4,478 number 2019 down 8.5% 103rd
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 4,428 number 2019 down 4.5% 100th
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days 46.5% 2020 down 8.3% 67th
Share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year 53.2% 2020 up 9.3% 105th
Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year 46.8% 2020 down 8.8% 83rd
Inequality in per capita calorie intake 0.25 2020 unchanged 98th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 1,684 number 2019 down 30.9% 109th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 4,699 number 2019 down 14.5% 106th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 2,297 Hectares 2020 unchanged 130th
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected 20.4% 2025 up 102.0% 29th
Share of arable land which is organic 0.24 percent 2023 down 52.0% 118th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 4,428 number 2019 down 16.8% 104th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 9.9% 2019 down 18.8% 54th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 1.01 GPIA 2019 up 5.5% 51st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 18.9% 2019 down 15.3% 45th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.02 GPIA 2019 down 5.0% 67th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 4.4% 2019 down 36.1% 63rd
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 4.3% 2019 down 32.5% 70th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 19.0% 2019 down 13.0% 43rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 18.8% 2019 down 17.5% 48th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 9.7% 2019 down 19.2% 53rd
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.9696 GPIA 2019 down 1.0% 59th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 10.0% 2019 down 18.4% 57th
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 8 2019 down 33.3% 150th
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 2 2019 unchanged 45th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods 0.1537 2018 up 55.9% 95th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 105.9% 2019 up 3.7% 50th
Rice production 16,777 tonnes 2024 up 3.2% 95th
Rice production by region 16,777 tonnes 2024 up 3.2% 95th
End of the academic school year 2,019 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 10.57 years 2019 up 3.2% 22nd
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both 3.0% 2019 up 44.7% 84th
Start month of the academic school year 8 tertiary education 2019 down 11.1% 121st
End month of the academic school year 5 tertiary education 2019 unchanged 178th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 8.4% 2018 down 12.3% 40th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 5.7% 2018 down 16.4% 46th
Orange production 12,894 tonnes 2024 down 92.4% 77th
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male 3.5% 2019 up 62.0% 83rd
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female 2.4% 2019 up 25.6% 82nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 107.5% 2019 up 4.5% 41st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity 0.97 GPI 2019 down 1.6% 147th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 104.2% 2019 up 2.8% 61st
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity 0.9701 GPI 2019 down 1.5% 148th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 10.73 years 2019 up 4.0% 20th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 10.41 years 2019 up 2.4% 22nd
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7027 GPIA 2019 down 22.5% 82nd
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education 4.6% 2024 down 10.1% 75th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 4,561 number 2019 up 38.7% 159th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 138.87 millions 2018 up 89.2% 149th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 93.6% 2019 down 6.4% 173rd
Military spending as a share of government spending 3.7% 2025 up 14.8% 124th
Share of children who have anemia 20.2% 2019 down 14.4% 134th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 27 - Origin and 0 Percentage of GDP 2019 45th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both 6.0% 2018 up 14.8% 59th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 81.1% 2019 down 0.5% 94th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region 37,630 hectares 2025 up 16.2% 86th
Bean production 5,170 tonnes 2024 down 29.4% 90th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 90.0% 2019 up 3.2% 94th
Statistical performance indicator 67.68 2024 up 40.8% 101st
Rule of Law - Number of sources 8 2024 down 20.0% 165th