Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate in Belize
Belize: Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate was 24.81 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate in Belize, 1971–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary gross enrollment rate in Belize stood at 24.81.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary gross enrollment rate in Belize peaked at 25.94 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8688, in 1972.
Belize ranks 121st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.08 | — |
| 1972 | 0.8688 | -19.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9148 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9709 | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 15.2 | +1465.1% |
| 2002 | 17.09 | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 16.29 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 15.69 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 16.14 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 16.94 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 17.93 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 18.79 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 22.06 | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 21.57 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 21.55 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 24.03 | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 24 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.02 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.44 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 24.48 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 24.73 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 24.59 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 25.14 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 25.94 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 23.68 | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 23.98 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 22.37 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 24.81 | +10.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 24.81 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.78, 54% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 24.81 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.56, 63% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1465.1% | 0.9709 | 15.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9585 | 0.8688 | 1.08 | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.35 | 15.2 | 22.06 | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.75 | 21.55 | 25.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.16 | 22.37 | 25.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 118 Jamaica 26.23 compare
- 119 Namibia 26.11 compare
- 120 Turks and Caicos Islands 25.25 compare
- 122 Cape Verde 24.29 compare
- 123 Trinidad and Tobago 23.85 compare
- 124 Bangladesh 23.73 compare
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 tertiary gross enrollment rate in Belize?
- Tertiary gross enrollment rate in Belize was 24.81 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest tertiary gross enrollment rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 25.94 in 2020.
- What is the lowest tertiary gross enrollment rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8688 in 1972.
- How does Belize rank for tertiary gross enrollment rate?
- Belize ranks 121st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary gross enrollment rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.