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

Latest (2025)
1.09 index
World rank
33rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.09 index
in 2025
All-time low
0.8459 index
in 1981
Years of data
10
1981–2025

Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belize, 1981–2025

00.250.50.7511981200320251981: 0.846 index1982: 0.859 index1983: 0.87 index1984: 0.881 index1985: 0.892 index1986: 0.901 index1987: 0.91 index1988: 0.92 index1989: 0.93 index2025: 1.1 index

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8897 index 0.8459 index 0.9298 index 9
2020s 1.09 index 1.09 index 1.09 index 1

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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

Indicator
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

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.