School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Belize
Belize: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 13.42 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Belize, 2001–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Belize is 13.42 years, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Belize peaked at 13.62 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.98 years, in 2001.
Belize ranks 99th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Belize, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.98 years | — |
| 2003 | 12.77 years | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 12.94 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 12.38 years | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 13.08 years | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 13.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.01 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.72 years | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 12.71 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 12.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.19 years | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 13 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.97 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.62 years | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 13.38 years | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 13.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.42 years | +0.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 13.42 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.23 years, 94% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's 13.42 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.63 years, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.75 years | 11.98 years | 13.12 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.15 years | 12.71 years | 13.62 years | 10 |
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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Belize?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Belize was 13.42 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 13.62 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.98 years in 2001.
- How does Belize rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Belize ranks 99th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.