Compulsory education, duration in Belize
Belize: Compulsory education, duration was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Belize, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compulsory education, duration in Belize is 8 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Belize peaked at 8 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 1998.
That places Belize 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 6 |
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- 156 Serbia 8 years compare
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More education data for Belize
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,497 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.2% (2025)
- Labor force, total 184,286 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Belize?
- Compulsory education, duration in Belize was 8 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- How does Belize rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Belize ranks 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.