Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belize
Belize: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9905 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9905 index
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
127th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.03 index
in 1976
All-time low
0.9505 index
in 1993
Years of data
39
1971–2024
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belize, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.9905 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belize peaked at 1.03 index in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.9505 index, in 1993.
Belize ranks 127th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belize, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.967 index | — |
| 1974 | 0.9634 index | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.03 index | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 1.01 index | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9508 index | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9585 index | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9582 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.954 index | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9505 index | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9563 index | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9678 index | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9682 index | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9728 index | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9774 index | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9702 index | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9802 index | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9809 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.984 index | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9757 index | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9598 index | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9663 index | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9801 index | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9631 index | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9654 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9643 index | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9624 index | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.972 index | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9605 index | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9559 index | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9552 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9534 index | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9541 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9547 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9769 index | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9695 index | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9738 index | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9772 index | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9863 index | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9905 index | +0.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.9905 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.9905 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 index, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9929 index | 0.9634 index | 1.03 index | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9547 index | 0.9508 index | 0.9585 index | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9631 index | 0.9505 index | 0.9774 index | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9726 index | 0.9598 index | 0.984 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9609 index | 0.9534 index | 0.9769 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9795 index | 0.9695 index | 0.9905 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.566 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belize?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belize was 0.9905 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 1976.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9505 index in 1993.
- How does Belize rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belize ranks 127th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.