School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belize
Belize: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 3,898 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 3,898 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Belize peaked at 3,898 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,937 number, in 1970.
Belize ranks 165th of 202 countries on this measure, 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 | 1,937 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,971 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 2,019 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 2,062 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 2,101 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 2,135 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 2,164 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 2,201 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 2,242 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 2,281 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 2,315 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 2,333 number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 2,337 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 2,337 number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,343 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 2,369 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 2,527 number | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 2,644 number | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 2,770 number | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 2,881 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 2,946 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 2,935 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2,953 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 2,942 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2,920 number | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,913 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,944 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 3,046 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 3,190 number | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 3,351 number | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 3,500 number | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 3,605 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3,679 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 3,740 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 3,791 number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 3,835 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 3,873 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 3,865 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3,851 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 3,838 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,832 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3,845 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3,791 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3,727 number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 3,672 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 3,650 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3,685 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3,730 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,792 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 3,856 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3,898 number | +1.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3,898 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3,898 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 17% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,111 number | 1,937 number | 2,281 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,486 number | 2,315 number | 2,881 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,014 number | 2,913 number | 3,351 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,758 number | 3,500 number | 3,873 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,758 number | 3,650 number | 3,856 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,898 number | 3,898 number | 3,898 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 3,898 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 3,898 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 1,937 number in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Belize ranks 165th 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 1.7%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female 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/