Population of compulsory school age, female in Belize

Belize: Population of compulsory school age, female was 29,933 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
29,933 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
155th
of 186 countries
All-time high
31,071 number
in 2012
All-time low
23,372 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Belize, 1998–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200820191998: 23.4k number1999: 24.0k number2000: 24.9k number2001: 25.8k number2002: 26.6k number2003: 27.3k number2004: 28.0k number2005: 28.6k number2006: 29.3k number2007: 29.8k number2008: 30.2k number2009: 30.5k number2010: 30.7k number2011: 30.9k number2012: 31.1k number2013: 31.0k number2014: 30.8k number2015: 30.6k number2016: 30.3k number2017: 30.1k number2018: 29.9k number2019: 29.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Belize recorded 29,933 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Belize peaked at 31,071 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23,372 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.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Belize, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 23,372 number
1999 24,041 number +2.9%
2000 24,875 number +3.5%
2001 25,814 number +3.8%
2002 26,602 number +3.1%
2003 27,317 number +2.7%
2004 27,969 number +2.4%
2005 28,609 number +2.3%
2006 29,260 number +2.3%
2007 29,774 number +1.8%
2008 30,186 number +1.4%
2009 30,498 number +1.0%
2010 30,735 number +0.8%
2011 30,930 number +0.6%
2012 31,071 number +0.5%
2013 31,022 number -0.2%
2014 30,831 number -0.6%
2015 30,563 number -0.9%
2016 30,277 number -0.9%
2017 30,056 number -0.7%
2018 29,933 number -0.4%
2019 29,933 number +0.0%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 29,933 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 543,924 number, 6% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 29,933 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 310,736 number, 10% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,706 number 23,372 number 24,041 number 2
2000s 28,090 number 24,875 number 30,498 number 10
2010s 30,535 number 29,933 number 31,071 number 10

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 152 Bahamas 36,713 number compare
  2. 153 Montenegro 33,494 number compare
  3. 154 Suriname 29,959 number compare
  4. 156 Brunei 28,204 number compare
  5. 157 Macao 24,719 number compare
  6. 158 Maldives 23,996 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Belize?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Belize was 29,933 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 31,071 number in 2012.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 23,372 number in 1998.
How does Belize rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Belize ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.