Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Belize

Belize: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 37.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
37.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
37th
of 142 countries
All-time high
56.2%
in 1999
All-time low
28.4%
in 2016
Years of data
19
1999–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Belize, 1999–2019

02040601999200920191999: 56.2 %2000: 53.2 %2001: 49 %2003: 37.3 %2005: 41 %2006: 37 %2007: 41.5 %2008: 46.3 %2009: 44.9 %2010: 47.4 %2011: 43.6 %2012: 43.3 %2013: 43.3 %2014: 44 %2015: 39.7 %2016: 28.4 %2017: 38.1 %2018: 37.1 %2019: 37.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Belize stood at 37.6%.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Belize peaked at 56.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2016.

Belize ranks 37th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Belize, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 56.2%
2000 53.2% -5.4%
2001 49.0% -7.8%
2003 37.3% -23.9%
2005 41.0% +9.9%
2006 37.0% -9.8%
2007 41.5% +12.0%
2008 46.3% +11.7%
2009 44.9% -3.0%
2010 47.4% +5.6%
2011 43.6% -8.0%
2012 43.3% -0.8%
2013 43.3% +0.1%
2014 44.0% +1.5%
2015 39.7% -9.8%
2016 28.4% -28.3%
2017 38.1% +34.0%
2018 37.1% -2.5%
2019 37.6% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 56.2% 56.2% 56.2% 1
2000s 43.8% 37.0% 53.2% 8
2010s 40.2% 28.4% 47.4% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Belize?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Belize was 37.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2016.
How does Belize rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Belize ranks 37th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.