School enrollment, preprimary, male in Belize
Belize: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 33.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Belize, 1986–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Belize stood at 33.5%.
The figure is down 27.9% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Belize peaked at 50.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1987.
Belize ranks 142nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.9% | 18.0% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 21.0% | 28.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 24.0% | 38.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 41.1% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 33.5% | 46.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (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, total 184,286 (2025)
- Labor force, female 39.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Belize?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Belize was 33.5% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1987.
- How does Belize rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Belize ranks 142nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.