Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Belize

Belize: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 626 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
626 number
Change on year
up 25.7%
World rank
92nd
of 132 countries
All-time high
1,662 number
in 2003
All-time low
269 number
in 2014
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Belize, 1999–2019

5001.0k1.5k1999200920191999: 1.4k number2000: 1.6k number2001: 1.6k number2003: 1.7k number2004: 1.6k number2005: 1.1k number2006: 1.0k number2007: 1.0k number2008: 1.0k number2009: 766 number2010: 698 number2011: 670 number2012: 589 number2013: 445 number2014: 269 number2015: 545 number2016: 533 number2017: 561 number2018: 498 number2019: 626 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Belize recorded 626 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019.

That represents a change of up 25.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Belize peaked at 1,662 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 269 number, in 2014.

Belize ranks 92nd of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in Belize, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 1,414 number
2000 1,646 number +16.4%
2001 1,600 number -2.8%
2003 1,662 number +3.9%
2004 1,634 number -1.7%
2005 1,121 number -31.4%
2006 1,038 number -7.4%
2007 1,043 number +0.5%
2008 1,008 number -3.4%
2009 766 number -24.0%
2010 698 number -8.9%
2011 670 number -4.0%
2012 589 number -12.1%
2013 445 number -24.4%
2014 269 number -39.6%
2015 545 number +102.6%
2016 533 number -2.2%
2017 561 number +5.3%
2018 498 number -11.2%
2019 626 number +25.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,414 number 1,414 number 1,414 number 1
2000s 1,280 number 766 number 1,662 number 9
2010s 543.4 number 269 number 698 number 10

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 89 Trinidad and Tobago 755 number compare
  2. 90 Slovenia 685 number compare
  3. 91 Denmark 659 number compare
  4. 93 Brunei Darussalam 610 number compare
  5. 94 Mauritius 524 number compare
  6. 95 Suriname 503 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Belize?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Belize was 626 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 1,662 number in 2003.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 269 number in 2014.
How does Belize rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Belize ranks 92nd out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/