Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Belize

Belize: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 18.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
18.6%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
56th
of 153 countries
All-time high
32.4%
in 2001
All-time low
18.6%
in 2019
Years of data
18
2001–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Belize, 2001–2019

01020302001201020192001: 32.4 %2003: 31.2 %2004: 31.7 %2005: 30.3 %2006: 30.8 %2007: 30.4 %2008: 28.6 %2009: 28.1 %2010: 27.2 %2011: 25.1 %2012: 23.9 %2013: 21.9 %2014: 21 %2015: 20.4 %2016: 21.1 %2017: 19.5 %2018: 19 %2019: 18.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Belize is 18.6%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Belize peaked at 32.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2019.

Belize ranks 56th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) in Belize, 2001 to 2019.
Year % Change
2001 32.4%
2003 31.2% -3.8%
2004 31.7% +1.7%
2005 30.3% -4.4%
2006 30.8% +1.6%
2007 30.4% -1.4%
2008 28.6% -5.9%
2009 28.1% -1.8%
2010 27.2% -3.2%
2011 25.1% -7.7%
2012 23.9% -4.8%
2013 21.9% -8.4%
2014 21.0% -3.9%
2015 20.4% -2.9%
2016 21.1% +3.3%
2017 19.5% -7.5%
2018 19.0% -2.7%
2019 18.6% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.4% 28.1% 32.4% 8
2010s 21.8% 18.6% 27.2% 10

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 53 Tunisia 19.3% compare
  2. 54 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.2% compare
  3. 55 Sierra Leone 18.7% compare
  4. 57 Bahamas 18.4% compare
  5. 58 Antigua and Barbuda 17.9% compare
  6. 59 Honduras 17.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Belize?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Belize was 18.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2001.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2019.
How does Belize rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Belize ranks 56th out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,217 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/