Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Belize

Belize: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 24.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
24.8%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
19th
of 90 countries
All-time high
24.8%
in 2018
All-time low
15.8%
in 2000
Years of data
15
1999–2018

Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Belize, 1999–2018

05101520251999200820181999: 18.12000: 15.82004: 19.52005: 18.22006: 19.22008: 20.12009: 21.42010: 23.82012: 20.52013: 24.72014: 232015: 23.52016: 23.82017: 24.62018: 24.8

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Belize recorded 24.8% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Belize peaked at 24.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2000.

Belize ranks 19th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Belize, 1999 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1999 18.1%
2000 15.8% -13.0%
2004 19.5% +23.5%
2005 18.2% -6.8%
2006 19.2% +5.7%
2008 20.1% +4.8%
2009 21.4% +6.2%
2010 23.8% +11.6%
2012 20.5% -14.1%
2013 24.7% +20.6%
2014 23.0% -6.7%
2015 23.5% +2.2%
2016 23.8% +0.9%
2017 24.6% +3.6%
2018 24.8% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.1% 18.1% 18.1% 1
2000s 19.0% 15.8% 21.4% 6
2010s 23.6% 20.5% 24.8% 8

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 16 Bulgaria 25.1% compare
  2. 17 Viet Nam 24.9% compare
  3. 18 Japan 24.8% compare
  4. 20 Denmark 24.5% compare
  5. 21 Sweden 24.1% compare
  6. 22 Belgium 23.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Belize?
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Belize was 24.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2000.
How does Belize rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
Belize ranks 19th out of 90 countries with data for 2018.
Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,061 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/