School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Belize

Belize: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 15,701 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
15,701 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
170th
of 199 countries
All-time high
15,701 number
in 2019
All-time low
13,114 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Belize, 1998–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k1998200820191998: 13.1k number1999: 13.8k number2000: 14.2k number2001: 14.7k number2002: 15.0k number2003: 15.2k number2004: 15.4k number2005: 15.5k number2006: 15.6k number2007: 15.6k number2008: 15.5k number2009: 15.4k number2010: 15.5k number2011: 15.5k number2012: 15.3k number2013: 15.1k number2014: 14.9k number2015: 15.0k number2016: 15.1k number2017: 15.3k number2018: 15.5k number2019: 15.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Belize stood at 15,701 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Belize peaked at 15,701 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13,114 number, in 1998.

That places Belize 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 13,441 number 13,114 number 13,768 number 2
2000s 15,209 number 14,247 number 15,634 number 10
2010s 15,294 number 14,926 number 15,701 number 10

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 167 Suriname 21,154 number compare
  2. 168 Macau (China) 20,566 number compare
  3. 169 Luxembourg 19,887 number compare
  4. 171 Vanuatu 15,548 number compare
  5. 172 Barbados 15,100 number compare
  6. 173 Samoa 10,378 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Belize?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Belize was 15,701 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 15,701 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 13,114 number in 1998.
How does Belize rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Belize ranks 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/