Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Belize
Belize: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 94.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Belize, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Belize stood at 94.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Belize peaked at 116.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 1995.
That places Belize 94th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 94.0% | — |
| 1995 | 92.5% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 98.7% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 95.6% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 96.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 98.9% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 97.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 100.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 103.2% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 102.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 104.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 101.6% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 100.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 103.1% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 107.9% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 102.8% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 104.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 105.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 105.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 102.7% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 104.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 102.7% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 104.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 116.0% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 108.7% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | -2.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 94.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 94.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.6%, 100% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.2% | 92.5% | 98.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 100.4% | 96.3% | 104.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 104.0% | 100.3% | 107.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.1% | 94.2% | 116.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 91 Sri Lanka 94.5% compare
- 92 Bangladesh 94.3% compare
- 93 Seychelles 94.2% compare
- 95 Macao 94.1% compare
- 96 Bahrain 94.1% compare
- 97 Switzerland 94.0% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Belize
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 9,011 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 3.56 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 4.71 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 50,000 current US$ (2002)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 17,932 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 6,401 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 74,520 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 3,518 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 750,439 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Norway 108,907 current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Belize?
- Primary completion rate, total in Belize was 94.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 116.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 1995.
- How does Belize rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Belize ranks 94th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.