Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Belize
Belize: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 17.31 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Belize, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Belize is 17.31, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Belize peaked at 24.14 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.79, in 2015.
Belize ranks 48th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.14 | 24.14 | 24.14 | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.98 | 17.82 | 23.33 | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.66 | 16.79 | 19.26 | 8 |
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More education data for Belize
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (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 pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Belize?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Belize was 17.31 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 24.14 in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.79 in 2015.
- How does Belize rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Belize ranks 48th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.