Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Belize

Belize: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 60,941 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
60,941 number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
155th
of 186 countries
All-time high
62,590 number
in 2013
All-time low
47,248 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Belize, 1998–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k1998200820191998: 47.2k number1999: 48.6k number2000: 50.2k number2001: 52.1k number2002: 53.7k number2003: 55.2k number2004: 56.5k number2005: 57.8k number2006: 59.1k number2007: 60.1k number2008: 60.8k number2009: 61.4k number2010: 61.8k number2011: 62.2k number2012: 62.6k number2013: 62.6k number2014: 62.3k number2015: 61.9k number2016: 61.5k number2017: 61.2k number2018: 61.0k number2019: 60.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Belize recorded 60,941 number for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Belize peaked at 62,590 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 47,248 number, in 1998.

Belize ranks 155th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47,913 number 47,248 number 48,578 number 2
2000s 56,693 number 50,239 number 61,398 number 10
2010s 61,806 number 60,941 number 62,590 number 10

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 152 Bahamas 73,676 number compare
  2. 153 Montenegro 70,299 number compare
  3. 154 Suriname 62,162 number compare
  4. 156 Brunei 58,238 number compare
  5. 157 Macao 51,082 number compare
  6. 158 Maldives 50,361 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Belize?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Belize was 60,941 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 62,590 number in 2013.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 47,248 number in 1998.
How does Belize rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Belize ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.