Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) in Belize

Belize: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) was 31,008 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
31,008 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
155th
of 186 countries
All-time high
31,568 number
in 2013
All-time low
23,876 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200820191998: 23.9k number1999: 24.5k number2000: 25.4k number2001: 26.3k number2002: 27.1k number2003: 27.9k number2004: 28.5k number2005: 29.2k number2006: 29.8k number2007: 30.3k number2008: 30.7k number2009: 30.9k number2010: 31.1k number2011: 31.3k number2012: 31.5k number2013: 31.6k number2014: 31.5k number2015: 31.4k number2016: 31.2k number2017: 31.1k number2018: 31.0k number2019: 31.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, male in Belize stood at 31,008 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Belize peaked at 31,568 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23,876 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, male (number) (Population male) in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Belize, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 23,876 number —
1999 24,537 number +2.8%
2000 25,364 number +3.4%
2001 26,295 number +3.7%
2002 27,120 number +3.1%
2003 27,863 number +2.7%
2004 28,536 number +2.4%
2005 29,176 number +2.2%
2006 29,822 number +2.2%
2007 30,302 number +1.6%
2008 30,652 number +1.2%
2009 30,900 number +0.8%
2010 31,092 number +0.6%
2011 31,296 number +0.7%
2012 31,503 number +0.7%
2013 31,568 number +0.2%
2014 31,515 number -0.2%
2015 31,383 number -0.4%
2016 31,217 number -0.5%
2017 31,104 number -0.4%
2018 31,026 number -0.3%
2019 31,008 number -0.1%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 31,008 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 572,410 number, 5% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 31,008 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 336,904 number, 9% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,206 number 23,876 number 24,537 number 2
2000s 28,603 number 25,364 number 30,900 number 10
2010s 31,271 number 31,008 number 31,568 number 10

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 152 Bahamas 36,963 number compare
  2. 153 Montenegro 36,805 number compare
  3. 154 Suriname 32,203 number compare
  4. 156 Brunei 30,034 number compare
  5. 157 Maldives 26,365 number compare
  6. 158 Macao 26,363 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Belize?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Belize was 31,008 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 31,568 number in 2013.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 23,876 number in 1998.
How does Belize rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Belize ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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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