School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Belize
Belize: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.45 GPI in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Belize, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1.45 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Belize peaked at 1.63 GPI in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.3 GPI, in 1975.
That places Belize 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.49 GPI | 1.3 GPI | 1.63 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.36 GPI | 1.32 GPI | 1.39 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.4 GPI | 1.37 GPI | 1.42 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 GPI | 1.41 GPI | 1.45 GPI | 5 |
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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 school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Belize?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Belize was 1.45 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 GPI in 1974.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 GPI in 1975.
- How does Belize rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Belize ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.