Belize vs Guatemala
Belize vs Guatemala: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 95% in Belize in 2013 and 87% in Guatemala in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2013 the value was higher in Belize, by 7.5 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Guatemala.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Belize has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Guatemala.
- The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2013.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Belize | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | 87 | 88.2 |
| 2017 | – | 85.6 | 88.2 |
| 2016 | – | 84.6 | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | 85.3 | 88.2 |
| 2014 | – | 85.6 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 95 | 87.5 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | – | 90.1 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 94.1 | 93 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 95.1 | 95.4 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 94.5 | 96.1 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 93.3 | 93 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 93.7 | 92.4 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | 93.7 | 91.1 | 86 |
| 2005 | 92.6 | 89.4 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | 93.5 | 87.6 | 84.7 |
| 2003 | 92.4 | – | 83.5 |
| 2002 | – | 82.7 | 81.4 |
| 2001 | 91.6 | 80.2 | 81 |
| 2000 | 94 | 79.6 | 80.7 |
| 1999 | 97.1 | 76.3 | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | 67.4 | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | – | 78 |
| 1994 | – | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | – | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 74 |
| 1980 | 92.4 | 55.1 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 88.6 | 49 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 84.9 | 44 | 69 |
| 1965 | 81.1 | 39 | 66 |
| 1960 | 77.3 | 34.3 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 73.5 | 30.7 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 69.7 | 26 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 65.9 | 24 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 62.1 | 22.1 | 40 |
| 1935 | 58.4 | 20.1 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 54.6 | 18.2 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 50.8 | 16.2 | 33 |
| 1920 | 47 | 14.3 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 40.2 | 15.3 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 33.8 | 16.4 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 27.9 | 17.4 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 22.7 | 18.4 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 18.2 | 19.5 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 14.5 | 20.5 | 20 |
| 1885 | 11.4 | 17.1 | 19 |
| 1880 | 8.9 | 14.1 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 6.9 | 11.6 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 5.3 | 9.4 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 4.1 | 7.7 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 2.4 | 5 | 8 |
| 1850 | 1.8 | 4 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4 |
| 1825 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belize vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyBelize: 73.6 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelize: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelize: 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBelize: 2.84% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelize: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelize: 411,100 people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelize: 1.46% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelize: 2.01 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelize: 41.6% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageBelize: 26 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelize: 4.8% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelize: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelize: 1% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelize: $32.9M in 2025Guatemala: $617M in 2025
- Military spending per personBelize: $79 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelize: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelize: 2,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelize: 0% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelize: 1.32% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelize: 1 million TIV in 2023Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023