Belize's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.99 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.86% from 1 in 2011 (0.09% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.99 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 0.98 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 1 | 2011 |
| Highest | 1.01 | 2007 |
| Lowest | 0.97 | 1994 |
| Average since 2012 | 0.99 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 0.98 | 1986 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Belize's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00192 on 2020 (from 0.99 to 0.99).
Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2020), the average change was −0.000299 and a typical year strayed about 0.00826 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.01 in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.02 in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Belize had the 40th highest value of the 51 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Belize | 0.99 | 2021 |
| World | 0.99 | 2020 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 1.02 | 2020 |
| Upper middle income | 1.01 | 2020 |
Closest to Belize in the 2021 ranking
- Belarus — 36th of 51: 0.99
- India — 37th of 51: 0.99
- Saudi Arabia — 38th of 51: 0.99
- Macao SAR, China — 40th of 51: 0.99
- Djibouti — 41st of 51: 0.97
- Morocco — 42nd of 51: 0.97
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 27 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.9888 |
| 2020 | 0.9908 |
| 2019 | 0.9887 |
| 2018 | 0.9876 |
| 2017 | 0.9924 |
| 2016 | 0.978 |
| 2015 | 0.9822 |
| 2014 | 0.9902 |
| 2013 | 0.9896 |
| 2012 | 0.9902 |
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 0.98 (2018)
- Argentina — 1.02 (2020)
- Barbados — 1 (2021)
- Bolivia — 0.99 (2020)
- Brazil — 1.01 (2020)
- British Virgin Islands — 1.01 (2017)
- Cayman Islands — 0.99 (2018)
- Chile — 0.98 (2020)
- Colombia
More education data for Belize
- Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 44,757 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 96.48% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 96.07% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 96.88% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.96 (2021)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Belize's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 0.99 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1986?
- It is up 1.42% from 0.98 in 1986. The highest value was 1.01 in 2007 and the lowest 0.97 in 1994.
- How does Belize rank?
- 40th highest of 51 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Belize?
- In 2021, Belize's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00192 on 2020 (from 0.99 to 0.99). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2020), the average change was −0.000299 and a typical year strayed about 0.00826 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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