World Data Atlas Topics Education

Literacy in Belize

Demographics Age (% in 2001)
Adult 80.9 WB
Youth 1.02 WB
Gender (%)
Female 96.6 in 2011 WB
Male 80.4 in 2001 WB
Central America and the Caribbean (%)
Antigua and Barbuda Adult 4 timeseries
Barbados 100 in 2012 WB + 1 other
Belize 96.6 in 2011 WB
Costa Rica 99.61 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Cuba 99.9 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Dominican Republic 98.91 in 2022 WB + 1 other
El Salvador 98.57 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Grenada 99.4 in 1980 WB + 1 other
Guatemala 95.86 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Haiti 82.63 in 2016 WB + 1 other
Honduras 97.29 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Jamaica 99.72 in 2011 WB + 1 other
Nicaragua 93.6 in 2015 WB + 1 other
Panama 99.3 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Puerto Rico 92.4 in 2021 WB
Saint Lucia Youth 4 timeseries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.8 in 1980 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 99.18 in 2006 WB + 1 other
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 103.98 % in 2022 WB
Duration 6 years in 2023 WB
Educational Attainment 54.49 % in 2020 WB
Enrollment Rate 99.94 % in 2022 WB
Intake Rate Primary Education 6 timeseries
Literacy 96.6 % in 2011 WB
Not in Education 5.81 % in 2022 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 13.94 ratio in 2017 WB
School Life Expectancy Average 1 timeseries
Starting Age 11 years in 2023 WB
Education Indicators