Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belize
Belize: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.09 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
Belize recorded 1.09 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belize peaked at 1.09 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8459 index, in 1981.
Belize ranks 33rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belize, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8459 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8586 index | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8697 index | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8805 index | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8917 index | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9014 index | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9099 index | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9197 index | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9298 index | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 1.09 index | +16.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.09 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.09 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 index, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8897 index | 0.8459 index | 0.9298 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.09 index | 1.09 index | 1.09 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belize?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belize was 1.09 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8459 index in 1981.
- How does Belize rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belize ranks 33rd out of 165 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.