Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Belize

Primary school enrollment in Belize in 2018 — 95.9%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 72. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 1.8 pp.

2018 95.9% −0.2 pp vs 2017
World rank 16of 72
Period maximum 97.7%1999
Period minimum 92%2001

Trend over time

1999–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Belize, 1999–20189092949698199920012003200520072009201120132015201720181999: 97.7%2000: 94.8%2001: 92%2003: 92.1%2004: 93.3%2005: 93%2006: 93.6%2007: 93.4%2008: 93.8%2009: 94.9%2010: 95.4%2011: 95.1%2012: 96.7%2013: 95.7%2014: 96.4%2015: 96.2%2016: 96.1%2017: 96.2%2018: 95.9%
Change over the period: −1.8 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belize

Belize 95.9%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 95.9 −0.2 pp
2017 96.2 +0.1 pp
2016 96.1 −0.1 pp
2015 96.2 −0.2 pp
2014 96.4 +0.6 pp
2013 95.7 −0.9 pp
2012 96.7 +1.5 pp
2011 95.1 −0.3 pp
2010 95.4 +0.5 pp
2009 94.9 +1.1 pp
2008 93.8 +0.4 pp
2007 93.4 −0.2 pp
2006 93.6 +0.7 pp
2005 93 −0.3 pp
2004 93.3 +1.2 pp
2003 92.1
2001 92 −2.9 pp
2000 94.8 −2.9 pp
1999 97.7

Central America, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.