Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Belize

Belize: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total was 10.78 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
10.78
World rank
9th
of 144 countries
All-time high
10.78
in 2010
All-time low
5.35
in 1985
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Belize, 1960–2010

02.557.5101960198520101960: 6.21965: 5.91970: 6.11975: 6.21980: 5.41985: 5.31990: 61995: 6.82000: 7.92005: 9.32010: 10.8

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Belize recorded 10.78 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Belize peaked at 10.78 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.35, in 1985.

Belize ranks 9th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Belize, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 6.17
1965 5.9 -4.4%
1970 6.13 +3.9%
1975 6.23 +1.6%
1980 5.43 -12.8%
1985 5.35 -1.5%
1990 6.02 +12.5%
1995 6.85 +13.8%
2000 7.87 +14.9%
2005 9.26 +17.7%
2010 10.78 +16.4%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 10.78 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.12, 2.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 10.78 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.1, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.04 5.9 6.17 2
1970s 6.18 6.13 6.23 2
1980s 5.39 5.35 5.43 2
1990s 6.43 6.02 6.85 2
2000s 8.56 7.87 9.26 2
2010s 10.78 10.78 10.78 1

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 6 Hungary 11.3 compare
  2. 7 Estonia 11.16 compare
  3. 8 Norway 11.06 compare
  4. 10 Slovenia 10.71 compare
  5. 11 Australia 10.32 compare
  6. 12 Bulgaria 10.26 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Belize?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Belize was 10.78 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 10.78 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 5.35 in 1985.
How does Belize rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
Belize ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 75+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 75.