Belize — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Belize, 1999–2024.
Education spending for Belize was 4.62% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 22 years, from 1999 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 6.13% in 2018. The lowest was 3.68% in 2000 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.55% per year.
Belize ranks 67 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 39%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 4.27%, so Belize sits above it. It peaked in 2018 and has fallen 25% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 10%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 14 of 36 economies; Honduras (4.55%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 23% in 2022. That is 14% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 127 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 61st of 111 in 1999 → 66th of 116 in 2000 → 38th of 130 in 2010 → 54th of 157 in 2020 → 16th of 39 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1999 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.62% | +0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 4.23% | -0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -1.4 pp |
| 2021 | 5.96% | +0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 5.21% | -0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 5.96% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 6.13% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 5.95% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 5.73% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 5.36% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 5.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 5.12% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 5.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 5.52% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 5.24% | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 4.01% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 4.24% | +0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 3.68% | -0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 4.03% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Belize’s Education spending in 2000?
3.68% (2000). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Belize’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1999 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +14.6% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 4.62%; 2023: 4.23%; 2022: 4.6%; 2021: 5.96%; 2020: 5.21%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.