School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belize
Belize: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 7,867 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belize, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belize recorded 7,867 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belize peaked at 7,867 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,909 number, in 1970.
That places Belize 166th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belize, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,909 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,977 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 4,070 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 4,155 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 4,231 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 4,300 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 4,362 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 4,435 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 4,514 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 4,593 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 4,658 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 4,691 number | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 4,711 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 4,723 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 4,746 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 4,806 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 5,127 number | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 5,356 number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 5,603 number | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 5,821 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 5,952 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 5,936 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 5,977 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 5,958 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 5,917 number | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 5,905 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 5,967 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 6,170 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 6,457 number | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 6,780 number | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 7,078 number | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 7,289 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 7,441 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 7,566 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 7,670 number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7,758 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7,833 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 7,813 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 7,782 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 7,755 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 7,751 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7,795 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 7,706 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 7,598 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7,505 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7,465 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 7,523 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 7,594 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7,694 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 7,796 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 7,867 number | +0.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 7,867 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,878 number, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 7,867 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 47,502 number, 17% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,255 number | 3,909 number | 4,593 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,024 number | 4,658 number | 5,821 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,102 number | 5,905 number | 6,780 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,598 number | 7,078 number | 7,833 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,643 number | 7,465 number | 7,796 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,867 number | 7,867 number | 7,867 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belize?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belize was 7,867 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7,867 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,909 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Belize ranks 166th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/