Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belize
Belize: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.3 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belize, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belize is 1.3 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belize peaked at 1.3 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8585 index, in 1981.
Belize ranks 3rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belize, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8585 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8741 index | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8849 index | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9011 index | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9143 index | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.932 index | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9499 index | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9664 index | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9916 index | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 1.3 index | +30.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.3 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.3 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9192 index | 0.8585 index | 0.9916 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.3 index | 1.3 index | 1.3 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More gender data for Belize
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.84 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4356 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 339 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 339 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,506 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belize?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belize was 1.3 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8585 index in 1981.
- How does Belize rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belize ranks 3rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.