Belize's trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers) was 76.68% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 46.86 percentage points from 29.82% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 76.68% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 51.87% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 29.82% | 2014 |
| Highest | 76.68% | 2024 |
| Lowest | 14.39% | 2011 |
| Average since 2015 | 58.98% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 14.39% | 2011 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Belize's trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers) rose 2.71 percentage points on 2023 (from 73.97% to 76.68%).
Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2023), the average change was +5.79 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.86 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 9.87 percentage points in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4.39 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 96% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Belize had the 29th highest value of the 38 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.
Closest to Belize in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.
Limitations: This indicator does not take into account differences in teachers' experiences and status, teaching methods, teaching materials, and classroom conditions - all factors that affect the quality of teaching and learning. Some teachers without formal training may have acquired equivalent pedagogical skills through professional experience. In addition, national standards regarding teacher qualifications and pedagogical skills may vary.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 13 values
| Year | Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 76.68 |
| 2023 | 73.97 |
| 2022 | 70.87 |
| 2021 | 67.64 |
| 2020 | 58.13 |
| 2019 | 51.87 |
| 2018 | 46.82 |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | 45.15 |
| 2015 | 39.69 |
| 2014 |
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers) in nearby economies
- Bahamas, The — 93.33% (2024)
- Barbados — 73.8% (2024)
- Bolivia — 89.38% (2024)
- Cayman Islands — 100% (2024)
- Colombia — 97.5% (2022)
- Costa Rica — 90% (2020)
- Dominican Republic — 100% (2021)
- El Salvador — 97.48% (2024)
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)
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Questions people ask
- What is Belize's trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers)?
- 76.68% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2011?
- It is up 62.29 percentage points from 14.39% in 2011. The highest value was 76.68% in 2024 and the lowest 14.39% in 2011.
- How does Belize rank?
- 29th highest of 38 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers) unusual for Belize?
- In 2024, Belize's trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers) rose 2.71 percentage points on 2023 (from 73.97% to 76.68%). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2023), the average change was +5.79 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.86 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRE.TCAQ.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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