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 706 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
706 number
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
91st
of 132 countries
All-time high
1,923 number
in 2000
All-time low
291 number
in 2014
Years of data
20
1999–2019

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

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1999200920191999: 1.5k number2000: 1.9k number2001: 1.7k number2003: 1.8k number2004: 1.6k number2005: 1.3k number2006: 1.3k number2007: 1.1k number2008: 1.0k number2009: 853 number2010: 916 number2011: 740 number2012: 640 number2013: 385 number2014: 291 number2015: 630 number2016: 538 number2017: 578 number2018: 608 number2019: 706 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Belize recorded 706 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019.

The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Belize peaked at 1,923 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 291 number, in 2014.

That places Belize 91st out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male (number) in Belize, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 1,501 number
2000 1,923 number +28.1%
2001 1,695 number -11.9%
2003 1,832 number +8.1%
2004 1,598 number -12.8%
2005 1,287 number -19.5%
2006 1,274 number -1.0%
2007 1,150 number -9.7%
2008 1,031 number -10.3%
2009 853 number -17.3%
2010 916 number +7.4%
2011 740 number -19.2%
2012 640 number -13.5%
2013 385 number -39.8%
2014 291 number -24.4%
2015 630 number +116.5%
2016 538 number -14.6%
2017 578 number +7.4%
2018 608 number +5.2%
2019 706 number +16.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,501 number 1,501 number 1,501 number 1
2000s 1,405 number 853 number 1,923 number 9
2010s 603.2 number 291 number 916 number 10

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 88 Netherlands 969 number compare
  2. 89 Estonia 923 number compare
  3. 90 Montenegro 871 number compare
  4. 92 Ireland 699 number compare
  5. 93 Trinidad and Tobago 687 number compare
  6. 94 Suriname 666 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 706 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 1,923 number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 291 number in 2014.
How does Belize rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Belize ranks 91st 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 17.2%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 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/