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 1,684 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1,684 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
109th
of 148 countries
All-time high
2,625 number
in 2007
All-time low
1,259 number
in 2000
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: 1.4k number2000: 1.3k number2001: 2.0k number2003: 1.7k number2005: 1.8k number2006: 2.3k number2007: 2.6k number2008: 2.5k number2009: 2.4k number2010: 2.3k number2011: 2.4k number2012: 1.3k number2013: 1.4k number2014: 1.4k number2015: 1.7k number2016: 1.8k number2017: 1.7k number2018: 1.6k 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 1,684 number.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Belize peaked at 2,625 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,259 number, in 2000.

Belize ranks 109th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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, male (number) in Belize, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 1,355 number
2000 1,259 number -7.1%
2001 1,964 number +56.0%
2003 1,691 number -13.9%
2005 1,834 number +8.5%
2006 2,335 number +27.3%
2007 2,625 number +12.4%
2008 2,540 number -3.2%
2009 2,437 number -4.1%
2010 2,323 number -4.7%
2011 2,441 number +5.1%
2012 1,282 number -47.5%
2013 1,419 number +10.7%
2014 1,450 number +2.2%
2015 1,654 number +14.1%
2016 1,838 number +11.1%
2017 1,739 number -5.4%
2018 1,647 number -5.3%
2019 1,684 number +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,355 number 1,355 number 1,355 number 1
2000s 2,086 number 1,259 number 2,625 number 8
2010s 1,748 number 1,282 number 2,441 number 10

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 106 Denmark 2,294 number compare
  2. 107 Vanuatu 2,077 number compare
  3. 108 Georgia 1,998 number compare
  4. 110 United Arab Emirates 1,665 number compare
  5. 111 Estonia 1,502 number compare
  6. 112 Montenegro 1,344 number compare

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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 1,684 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 2,625 number in 2007.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 1,259 number in 2000.
How does Belize rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Belize ranks 109th 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 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 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/