8 answers, 1 from Belize's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
100,424 students were enrolled in Belize in 2023-2024, from pre-primary to university, according to the Abstract of Education Statistics 2023-2024 from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology. That included 59,602 primary pupils, 22,693 secondary students, 4,606 at junior colleges and 5,213 at university.
Pre-primary enrolment was 6,662. Female students outnumbered males at secondary, junior college and university level. University figures exclude the UWI Open Campus, other online programmes and offshore medical colleges. There were 637 schools and institutions in 2023-2024.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
In 2018, net primary school enrolment in Belize was 95.9%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Its high point since 2005 was 2012, at 96.7%; its low point was 2005, at 93.0%. It is 4th highest of 17 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 92.9%. Worldwide: 15th of 69.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 86.5%. Since 2005 it has ranged from 75.1% (2009) to 88.8% (2021). It is 15th highest of 22 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 91.6%. World rank, highest first: 70th of 100.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 24.8%. The peak was 25.9% in 2020 and the low 16.1% in 2005. Latin America & Caribbean median: 38.0%; Belize is 9th highest of 12. Of 90 countries with 2024 data, 65th highest.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2022, is 87.9%. In 2000 the figure was 76.9%. It is 9th highest of 10 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 94.0%. World rank, highest first: 26th of 44.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 4.6% of GDP. Its high point since 2008 was 2018, at 6.1% of GDP; its low point was 2023, at 4.2% of GDP. Latin America & Caribbean median: 3.8% of GDP; Belize is 4th highest of 11. Worldwide: 15th of 36.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2018, is 20. Since 2005 it has ranged from 20 (2017) to 24 (2005). Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 18, and Belize placed 6th highest of 18. Worldwide: 46th of 85.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 94.2%. No year since 2005 has been lower. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 93.9%, and Belize placed 9th highest of 19. Of 104 countries with 2024 data, 60th highest.
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