Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Belize
Belize: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 13.94 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Belize, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Belize recorded 13.94 for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in 2017.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Belize peaked at 20.26 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.8, in 1972.
That places Belize 107th out of 175 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.65 | 4.8 | 7.53 | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.76 | 13.94 | 20.26 | 7 |
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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, tertiary in Belize?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Belize was 13.94 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 20.26 in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 in 1972.
- How does Belize rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Belize ranks 107th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.