Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Belize
Belize: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education was 158.71 pupils per teacher in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Belize, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in pupils per teacher.
Analysis
Belize recorded 158.71 pupils per teacher for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 104.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Belize peaked at 158.71 pupils per teacher in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.04 pupils per teacher, in 2015.
That places Belize 2nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.57 pupils per teacher | 71.04 pupils per teacher | 108.36 pupils per teacher | 5 |
| 2020s | 150.14 pupils per teacher | 136.6 pupils per teacher | 158.71 pupils per teacher | 5 |
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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 pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Belize?
- Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Belize was 158.71 pupils per teacher in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 158.71 pupils per teacher in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.04 pupils per teacher in 2015.
- How does Belize rank for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Belize ranks 2nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils per qualified teacher in primary education rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.