Secondary education, pupils in Belize
Belize: Secondary education, pupils was 38,323 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Belize, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, pupils in Belize stood at 38,323.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Belize peaked at 41,046 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12,229, in 1982.
That places Belize 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13,378 | 12,229 | 15,505 | 5 |
| 1990s | 19,546 | 16,550 | 21,659 | 4 |
| 2000s | 28,575 | 23,235 | 31,721 | 9 |
| 2010s | 37,603 | 32,780 | 41,046 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,139 | 37,444 | 40,746 | 5 |
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More education data for Belize
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 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 secondary education, pupils in Belize?
- Secondary education, pupils in Belize was 38,323 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 41,046 in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,229 in 1982.
- How does Belize rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Belize ranks 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.