Primary education, pupils in Belize
Belize: Primary education, pupils was 47.7% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Primary education, pupils in Belize, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Belize is 47.7%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Belize peaked at 50.2% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2018.
Belize ranks 168th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.3% | 48.7% | 50.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 48.2% | 48.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 48.3% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 47.7% | 48.7% | 9 |
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More education data for Belize
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (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, total 184,286 (2025)
- Labor force, female 39.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Belize?
- Primary education, pupils in Belize was 47.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 1976.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2018.
- How does Belize rank for primary education, pupils?
- Belize ranks 168th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.