Belize's adult literacy rose from 70.3 % in 1991 to 87.9 % in 2022.
Belize's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 120.0 % in 1994 to 96.5 % in 2024.
Belize · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Belize's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 77.6 % in 1991 to 96.2 % in 2022.
Belize's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 64.2 % in 1986 to 86.5 % in 2024.
Belize's tertiary enrolment rose from 1.1 % in 1971 to 24.8 % in 2024.
Belize's children out of school, primary rose from 920 in 1999 to 4,953 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −2.3 pts63rd of 111
- Tertiary attainmentdown −0.9 pts89th of 111*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −0.4 pts84th of 117*
- Expected years of schoolingdown −0.4 yrs137th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.2 yrs54th of 145
- Learning poverty30th of 30*
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- Education spendingup +0.4 pts16th of 40
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.8 pts20th of 99
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +1.0 %44th of 90
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