Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Belize

Belize: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 1,657 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1,657 number
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
108th
of 148 countries
All-time high
2,741 number
in 2011
All-time low
1,152 number
in 1999
Years of data
19
1999–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Belize, 1999–2019

01.0k2.0k3.0k1999200920191999: 1.2k number2000: 1.3k number2001: 2.4k number2003: 1.7k number2005: 2.4k number2006: 2.3k number2007: 2.5k number2008: 2.6k number2009: 2.6k number2010: 2.4k number2011: 2.7k number2012: 1.7k number2013: 1.8k number2014: 1.9k number2015: 2.1k number2016: 2.3k number2017: 1.9k number2018: 1.8k number2019: 1.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Belize stood at 1,657 number.

That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Belize peaked at 2,741 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,152 number, in 1999.

Belize ranks 108th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Belize, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 1,152 number
2000 1,311 number +13.8%
2001 2,416 number +84.3%
2003 1,713 number -29.1%
2005 2,414 number +40.9%
2006 2,253 number -6.7%
2007 2,469 number +9.6%
2008 2,577 number +4.4%
2009 2,585 number +0.3%
2010 2,391 number -7.5%
2011 2,741 number +14.6%
2012 1,675 number -38.9%
2013 1,814 number +8.3%
2014 1,890 number +4.2%
2015 2,060 number +9.0%
2016 2,297 number +11.5%
2017 1,950 number -15.1%
2018 1,827 number -6.3%
2019 1,657 number -9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,152 number 1,152 number 1,152 number 1
2000s 2,217 number 1,311 number 2,585 number 8
2010s 2,030 number 1,657 number 2,741 number 10

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 105 Costa Rica 1,843 number compare
  2. 106 Bahrain 1,687 number compare
  3. 107 Denmark 1,665 number compare
  4. 109 Maldives 1,559 number compare
  5. 110 New Zealand 1,378 number compare
  6. 111 Norway 1,321 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Belize?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Belize was 1,657 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 2,741 number in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 1,152 number in 1999.
How does Belize rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Belize ranks 108th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. 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 Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/