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.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Belize

Name: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Belize
Creator: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Belize: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 13.42 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

13.42 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

99th

of 175 countries

All-time high

13.62 years

in 2016

All-time low

11.98 years

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2019

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.

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

96 Panama 13.47 years compare
97 Bhutan 13.47 years compare
98 Bermuda 13.46 years compare
100 Saint Lucia 13.41 years compare
101 Nepal 13.38 years compare
102 Jamaica 13.35 years compare

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More gender data for Belize

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)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,683 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,305 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,470 (2025)
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3,338 (2025)
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,504 (2025)

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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

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.