Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020/2021 Policy, Planning, Research, & Evaluation Unit Corner St. Thomas & St. Joseph Street Belize City Belize Phone: (501) 203-6486 Fax: (501) 223-5705 E-mail: edustats@moe.gov.bz The Policy, Planning, Research, & Evaluation (PPRE) Unit Mission Statement The PPRE is committed to enhancing the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the education system by providing relevant and timely data and analysis to guide policy formulation and strategic planning. Vision The PPRE will be the pivot of the Ministry of Education. Motto Promoting data-driven decision-making and strategic planning. Dr. Neulin Villanueva Deputy Chief Education Officer & Director of PPRE Mr. Bernaldino Pech Researcher/Planner Mr. Ricardo Gideon Researcher/Planner Mrs. Yvonne Casildo-Flowers Statistician II Mrs. Cercia Kelly Senior Secretary Mr. Jamir Castillo BEMIS Focal Point Published by: Policy, Planning, Research, & Evaluation Unit Ministry of Education, Culture, Science & Technology Corner St Thomas & St Joseph Street Belize City, Belize Tel: (501) 203-6486 Fax: (501) 223-5705 Email: edustats@moe.gov.bz http://www.moecst.gov.bz Printed by: Policy, Planning, Research, & Evaluation Unit, Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology mailto:edustats@moe.gov.bz http://www.moecst.gov.bz/ Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ii List of Tables iv List of Figures vii 1.0 Belize in Figures 1 2.0 Education Supply 3 2.1 Number of Schools 3 3.0 Participation in Education 5 3.1 Enrolment 5 4.0 Resources 7 4.1 Total Teaching Force 7 5.0 Preschool Education 9 5.1 Number of Preschools 9 5.2 Preschool Enrolment 11 5.3 Preschool Teachers 14 6.0 Primary Education 18 6.1 Number of Primary Schools 18 6.2 Primary School Enrolment 20 6.3 Primary School Repetition and Dropout Rate 23 6.4 Primary School Teachers 26 6.5 Primary School Student-Teacher Ratio 31 7.0 Transition Rate 32 7.1 Transition Rate from Standard VI to Form 1 32 8.0 Secondary Education 33 8.1 Number of Secondary Schools 33 8.2 Secondary School Enrolment 37 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.) 8.3 Secondary School Repetition and Dropout Rate 42 8.4 Secondary School Teachers 45 9.0 Adult and Continuing Education 48 10.0 Vocational/Technical Education 49 11.0 Tertiary Education 50 12.0 Enrolment Trends 52 13.0 Finance 54 14.0 Examination Results 57 14.1 PSE Performance 57 14.2 CSEC Performance 59 15.0 Educational Indicators 62 15.1 Net Enrolment Rate and Gross Enrolment Ratio 62 15.2 Average Repetition and Dropout Rates 68 15.3 Student Teacher Ratio 76 15.4 Percentage of Trained School Teachers 78 15.5 Apparent Intake Rate 81 15.6 Net Intake Rate 82 15.7 Total Enrolment in Education System 83 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 iv LIST OF TABLES 1.0 Belize in Figures Table 1 Population Statistics 1 Table 2 Monitoring Educational Indicators 2 2.0 Education Supply Table 3 Number of Schools by District, Level, and Funding 3 3.0 Participation in Education Table 4 Enrolment by District, Level, and Sex 5 4.0 Resources Table 5 Number of Teachers by District, Level, and Sex 7 5.0 Preschool Education Table 6 Number of Preschools by District, Management, and Urban/Rural Location 9 Table 7 Preschool Enrolment by Management, District, Sex, and Urban/Rural Location 11 Table 8 Preschool Enrolment by Age, District, and Sex 13 Table 9a Number of Preschool Teachers by District, Urban/Rural Location, and Qualification 2020-2021 14 Table 9b Number of Preschool Teachers by District, Urban/Rural Location, and Qualification 2019-2020 15 Table 10 Number of Preschool Teachers by Management, District, and Sex 16 Table 11 Number of Preschool Teachers by District and Urban/Rural Location 17 6.0 Primary Education Table 12 Number of Primary Schools by Management, District, and Urban/Rural Location 18 Table 13 Primary Enrolment by Grade, District, and Sex 20 Table 14 Primary Enrolment by Age, Grade, and Sex 21 Table 15 Primary Enrolment by Management, Sex, District, and Urban/Rural Location 22 Table 16 Primary School Repetition Rate by District, Grade, and Sex 23 Table 17 Primary School Dropout Rate by District, Grade, and Sex 24 Table 18a Number of Primary School Teachers by District, Urban/Rural Location, and Qualification 26 2020-2021 Table 18b Number of Primary School Teachers by District, Urban/Rural Location, and Qualification 27 2019-2020 Table 19 Number of Primary School Teachers by Management, District, and Sex 29 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 v LIST OF TABLES (Cont.) Table 20 Student-Teacher Ratio by District and Urban/Rural Location 31 7.0 Transition Rate Table 21 Transition Rate to Secondary School 32 8.0 Secondary Education Table 22 Number of Secondary Schools by District, Management, and Urban/Rural Location 33 Table 23 Number of Secondary Schools by District, Funding Source, and Urban/Rural Location 35 Table 24 Secondary Enrolment by District, Form, and Sex 37 Table 25 Secondary Enrolment by Age, Form, and Sex 38 Table 26a Secondary Enrolment by Funding Source, Sex, District, and Urban/Rural Location 2020-2021 39 Table 26b Secondary Enrolment by Funding Source, Sex, District, and Urban/Rural Location 2019-2020 40 Table 27 Secondary School Repetition Rate by Form, District, and Sex 42 Table 28 Secondary School Dropout Rate by Form, District, and Sex 43 Table 29a Number of Secondary School Teachers by District, Urban/Rural Location, and 45 Qualification 2020-2021 Table 29b Number of Secondary School Teachers by District, Urban/Rural Location, and 46 Qualification 2019-2020 9.0 Adult and Continuing Education Table 30 Adult and Continuing Education Enrolment by District and Sex 48 10.0 Vocational/Technical Education Table 31 Full Time Vocational/Technical Enrolment by District and Sex 49 11.0 Tertiary Education Table 32 Junior College Enrolment by District and Sex 50 Table 33 Tertiary Enrolment by Education Level and Sex 51 12.0 Enrolment Trends Table 34 Preschool Enrolment Trend 52 Table 35 Primary School Enrolment Trend 52 Table 36 Secondary School Enrolment Trend 53 14.0 Examination Results Table 37 Student Performance in PSE by District and Urban/Rural Location 57 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 vi LIST OF TABLES (Cont.) Table 38a Student Performance in CSEC by District and Urban/Rural Location 2020 59 Table 38b Student Performance in CSEC by District and Urban/Rural Location 2019 60 15.0 Educational Indicators Table 39 Preschool Net Enrolment Rate 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 62 Table 40 Preschool Gross Enrolment Ratio 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 63 Table 41 Primary School Net Enrolment Rate 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 64 Table 42 Primary School Gross Enrolment Ratio 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 65 Table 43 Secondary School Net Enrolment Rate 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 66 Table 44 Secondary School Gross Enrolment Ratio 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 67 Table 45 Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Sex 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 68 Table 46 Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Grade 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 69 Table 47 Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Sex 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 70 Table 48 Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Grade 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 71 Table 49 Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Sex 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 72 Table 50 Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Form 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 73 Table 51 Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Sex 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 74 Table 52 Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Form 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 75 Table 53 Primary School Student-Teacher Ratio (STR) 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 76 Table 54 Secondary School Student-Teacher Ratio (STR) 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 77 Table 55 Percentage of Trained Preschool Teachers 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 78 Table 56 Percentage of Trained Primary School Teachers 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 79 Table 57 Percentage of Trained Secondary School Teachers 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 80 Table 58 Apparent Intake Rate 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 81 Table 59 Net Intake Rate 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 82 Table 60 Total Enrolment 2020-2021 83 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 vii LIST OF FIGURES 2.0 Education Supply Figure 1 Number of Schools by Level 2019-2020 to 2020-2021 4 3.0 Participation in Education Figure 2 Enrolment by Level 2019-2020 to 2020-2020 6 4.0 Resources Figure 3 Numbers of Teachers by Level 2019-2020 to 2020-2020 8 5.0 Preschool Education Figure 4 Distribution of Preschools by District 2020/2021 10 Figure 5 Preschool Enrolment by District and Urban/Rural Location 2020/2021 12 Figure 6 Distribution of Preschool Teachers by District 2020/2021 17 6.0 Primary Education Figure 7 Distribution of Primary Schools by District and Urban/Rural Location 2020/2021 19 Figure 8 Distribution of Primary Schools by Denomination 2020/2021 19 Figure 9 Primary Schools Repetition and Dropout Rates by District 2019/2020 25 Figure 10 Distribution of Primary School Teachers by District 2020/2021 28 Figure 11 Distribution of Primary School Teachers by Management 2020/2021 30 8.0 Secondary Education Figure 12 Distribution of Secondary Schools by District and Urban/Rural Location 2020/2021 34 Figure 13 Distribution of Secondary Schools by Funding Source 2020/2021 36 Figure 14 Distribution of Secondary School Enrolment by District 2020/2021 41 Figure 15 Secondary Schools Repetition and Dropout Rates by District 2019/2020 44 Figure 16 Distribution of Secondary School Teachers by District 2020/2021 47 13.0 Finance Figure 17 GOB Recurrent Expenditure by Ministry 2020/2021 54 Figure 18 Ministry of Education Recurrent Expenditure by Sub-sector 2020/2021 55 Figure 19 MOES Recurrent Spending per Student by Level of Education 2020/2021 56 14.0 Examination Results Figure 20 PSE District Mean by Subjects 2019 58 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 viii LIST OF FIGURES (Cont.) Figure 21 Percentage of Urban and Rural Candidates CSEC with Satisfactory level of performance in 61 English A 2016 to 2020 Figure 22 Percentage of Urban and Rural Candidates CSEC with Satisfactory level of performance in 61 Mathematics 2016 to 2020 15.0 Educational Indicators Figure 23 Preschool Net Enrolment Rate by Sex 62 Figure 24 Preschool Gross Enrolment Rate by Sex 63 Figure 25 Primary School Net Enrolment Rate by Sex 64 Figure 26 Primary School Gross Enrolment Rate by Sex 65 Figure 27 Secondary School Net Enrolment Rate by Sex 66 Figure 28 Secondary School Gross Enrolment Rate by Sex 67 Figure 29 Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Sex 68 Figure 30 Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Grade 69 Figure 31 Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Sex 70 Figure 32 Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Grade 71 Figure 33 Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Sex 72 Figure 34 Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Form 73 Figure 35 Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Sex 74 Figure 36 Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Form 75 Figure 37 Primary School Student-Teacher Ratio (STR) by Urban/Rural 76 Figure 38 Secondary School Student-Teacher Ratio (STR) by Urban/Rural 77 Figure 39 Percentage of Trained Preschool Teachers by Urban/Rural 78 Figure 40 Percentage of Trained Primary School Teachers by Urban/Rural 79 Figure 41 Percentage of Trained Secondary School Teachers by Urban/Rural 80 Figure 42 Apparent Intake Rate by Sex 81 Figure 43 Net Intake Rate by Sex 82 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 1 1.0 BELIZE IN FIGURES Table 1: Population Statistics 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Total Population (thousands) 380.3 390.3 400.6 411.0 423.4 Population by District: Belize 114.7 118.1 121.6 125.1 128.8 Cayo 91.2 93.9 96.7 99.6 102.6 Corozal 46.7 47.1 48.5 49.6 51.0 Orange Walk 50.4 51.6 51.8 52.4 53.9 Stann Creek 41.3 42.5 43.8 45.1 46.4 Toledo 36.0 37.1 38.2 39.3 40.5 Population by Urban/Rural: Urban 170.6 175.1 180.2 184.8 190.4 Rural 209.7 215.2 220.4 226.2 233.0 Population by Gender: Males 190.2 195.2 200.3 205.5 211.7 Females 190.2 195.2 200.3 205.5 211.7 Population by Age Group: 0 - 2 25.7 26.3 27.0 27.7 28.6 3 - 4 18.2 18.6 19.1 19.6 20.2 5 - 12 73.6 75.5 77.5 79.5 81.9 13 -16 34.4 35.3 36.2 37.2 38.3 17 -21 39.0 40.1 41.1 42.2 43.5 22+ 189.5 194.5 199.6 204.8 210.9 Source: September 26, estimates based on Population Census 2010. Statistical Institute of Belize Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 2 Table 2: Monitoring Educational Indicators Indicators 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 Demographic, Social & Economic Gross Enrolment Ratio (Preschool) 48.9% 47.4% 47.7% 46.6% 34.2% Gross Enrolment Ratio (Primary) 110.0% 109.0% 108.3% 106.4% 104.0% Gross Enrolment Ratio (Secondary) 69.6% 69.4% 70.4% 70.8% 73.2% Gross Enrolment Ratio Tertiary) 24.1% 23.8% 23.9% 24.1% 23.2% Access Transition rate (primary - secondary) 85.5% 83.9% 84.6% 85.3% 80.0% Net Enrolment Rate (preschool 3-4yrs) 45.7% 45.4% 45.2% 38.9% 24.9% Net Enrolment Rate (primary 5-12yrs) 99.0% 98.1% 97.7% 96.3% 91.7% Net Enrolment Rate (secondary 13-16yrs) 55.8% 55.5% 56.7% 56.5% 56.6% Net Enrolment Rate (Tertiary 17-21yrs) 24.7% 24.5% 25.0% 25.6% 21.4% Resources % trained teachers at preschool level 39.3% 46.8% 52.1% 57.8% 67.6% % trained teachers at primary level 75.0% 79.2% 82.3% 86.0% 87.8% % trained teachers at seconday level 50.3% 58.0% 65.0% 69.5% 70.6% Student-Teacher ratio (primary) 22 21 21 21 21 Student-Teacher ratio (secondary) 16 16 16 16 17 Internal Efficiency Repetition Rate (primary) 5.9% 6.3% 6.0% 1.1 N/A Repetition Rate (secondary) 6.0% 5.8% 6.2% 3.2 N/A Dropout Rate (primary) 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.3 N/A Dropout Rate (Secondary) 5.7% 4.4% 4.9% 3.3 N/A Note: Enrolment ratios and rates for 2016 to 2020 are calculated based on projected population estimates provided by UNDP. Figures may be adjusted after new Census figures become available. Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 3 2.0 EDUCATION SUPPLY 2.1 NUMBER OF SCHOOLS: Table 3: Number of Schools by District, Level, and Funding Pre- school Primary Secon- dary ACE Voc- ational Junior College Uni- versity TOTAL Pre- school Primary Secon- dary ACE Voc- ational Junior College Uni- versity TOTAL Belize 52 59 18 3 1 3 0 136 49 58 18 3 1 3 0 132 Government 8 6 7 1 1 0 0 23 8 6 7 1 1 0 0 23 Government Aided 28 44 10 2 0 3 0 87 27 43 10 2 0 3 0 85 Private \Sp. Assisted 16 9 1 0 0 0 0 26 14 9 1 0 0 0 0 24 Cayo 49 77 17 2 1 2 2 150 40 76 18 2 1 2 2 141 Government 9 15 2 0 1 0 0 27 9 15 2 0 1 0 0 27 Government Aided 24 42 7 1 0 2 1 77 20 42 7 1 0 2 1 73 Private \Sp. Assisted 16 20 8 1 0 0 1 46 11 19 9 1 0 0 1 41 Corozal 37 42 6 2 1 3 0 91 38 42 6 2 1 3 0 92 Government 6 6 1 1 1 1 0 16 6 6 1 1 1 1 0 16 Government Aided 30 34 4 1 0 2 0 71 31 34 4 1 0 2 0 72 Private \Sp. Assisted 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 Orange Walk 26 42 8 1 1 1 0 79 26 42 8 1 1 1 0 79 Government 8 12 2 0 1 0 0 23 8 12 2 0 1 0 0 23 Government Aided 13 22 3 0 0 1 0 39 13 22 3 0 0 1 0 39 Private \Sp. Assisted 5 8 3 1 0 0 0 17 5 8 3 1 0 0 0 17 Stann Creek 34 34 6 2 1 2 0 79 31 34 6 2 1 2 0 76 Government 4 5 3 1 1 1 0 15 4 5 3 1 1 1 0 15 Government Aided 22 21 2 1 0 1 0 47 22 21 2 1 0 1 0 47 Private \Sp. Assisted 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 17 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 14 Toledo 31 56 6 1 1 0 0 95 31 56 6 1 1 0 0 95 Government 4 14 2 0 1 0 0 21 4 14 2 0 1 0 0 21 Government Aided 25 38 3 1 0 0 0 67 25 38 3 1 0 0 0 67 Private \Sp. Assisted 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 TOTAL 229 310 61 11 6 11 2 630 215 308 62 11 6 11 2 615 Government 39 58 17 3 6 2 0 125 39 58 17 3 6 2 0 125 Government Aided 142 201 29 6 0 9 1 388 138 200 29 6 0 9 1 383 Private \Sp. Assisted 48 51 15 2 0 0 1 117 38 50 16 2 0 0 1 107 District and Funding 2019-2020 2020-2021 Note: Vocational includes ITVETs only Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 4 Figure 1: Number of Schools by Level 2019-2020 to 2020-2021 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 5 3.0 PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION 3.1 ENROLMENT: Table 4: Enrolment by District, Level, and Sex Pre- school Primary Secon dary ACE Voc- ational Jr. College TOTAL Pre- school Primary Secon dary ACE Voc- ational Jr. College TOTAL Belize 2,635 15,858 6,991 494 128 1,742 27,848 1,799 15,300 7,203 312 150 1,697 26,461 Male 1,321 8,179 3,288 205 101 682 13,776 879 7,878 3,425 98 127 722 13,129 Female 1,314 7,679 3,703 289 27 1,060 14,072 920 7,422 3,778 214 23 975 13,332 Cayo 1,402 17,012 5,380 113 192 708 24,807 1,051 17,009 5,369 178 244 544 24,395 Male 684 8,907 2,537 41 130 287 12,586 521 8,875 2,549 74 161 216 12,396 Female 718 8,105 2,843 72 62 421 12,221 530 8,134 2,820 104 83 328 11,999 Corozal 814 7,706 2,433 238 61 1,160 12,412 629 7,507 2,540 140 71 1,188 12,075 Male 436 4,000 1,192 105 42 518 6,293 334 3,875 1,243 59 48 531 6,090 Female 378 3,706 1,241 133 19 642 6,119 295 3,632 1,297 81 23 657 5,985 Orange Walk 780 9,176 2,466 27 333 330 13,112 684 9,125 2,496 12 212 335 12,864 Male 371 4,793 1,140 10 305 140 6,759 344 4,788 1,166 5 196 134 6,633 Female 409 4,383 1,326 17 28 190 6,353 340 4,337 1,330 7 16 201 6,231 Stann Creek 921 7,577 2,854 136 86 677 12,251 552 7,258 2,972 107 81 605 11,575 Male 480 3,909 1,399 49 57 249 6,143 267 3,800 1,458 36 57 204 5,822 Female 441 3,668 1,455 87 29 428 6,108 285 3,458 1,514 71 24 401 5,753 Toledo 760 7,653 2,156 77 56 0 10,702 669 7,587 2,180 69 66 0 10,571 Male 397 3,889 1,106 40 39 0 5,471 324 3,854 1,142 26 50 0 5,396 Female 363 3,764 1,050 37 17 0 5,231 345 3,733 1,038 43 16 0 5,175 TOTAL 7,312 64,982 22,280 1,085 856 4,617 101,132 5,384 63,786 22,760 818 824 4,369 97,941 Male 3,689 33,677 10,662 450 674 1,876 51,028 2,669 33,070 10,983 298 639 1,807 49,466 Female 3,623 31,305 11,618 635 182 2,741 50,104 2,715 30,716 11,777 520 185 2,562 48,475 District and Sex 2019-2020 2020-2021 Note: Vocational includes ITVETs only Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 6 Figure 2: Enrolment by Level 2019-2020 to 2020-2021 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 7 4.0 RESOURCES 4.1 TOTAL TEACHING FORCE: Table 5: Number of Teachers by District, Level, and Sex Pre- school Primary Secon dary ACE Voc- ational Jr. College TOTAL Pre- school Primary Secon dary ACE Voc- ational Jr. College TOTAL Belize 136 895 480 36 16 115 1,678 129 870 479 36 15 114 1,643 Male 1 107 190 19 8 51 376 2 104 177 19 10 48 360 Female 135 788 290 17 8 64 1,302 127 766 302 17 5 66 1,283 Cayo 79 870 339 12 14 48 1,362 69 860 347 10 15 37 1,338 Male 2 220 139 8 8 20 397 1 218 138 6 5 14 382 Female 77 650 200 4 6 28 965 68 642 209 4 10 23 956 Corozal 47 400 146 28 11 61 693 52 393 147 21 10 63 686 Male 1 128 61 19 6 28 243 5 125 67 11 6 31 245 Female 46 272 85 9 5 33 450 47 268 80 10 4 32 441 Orange Walk 43 479 156 9 18 15 720 44 465 159 8 16 15 707 Male 1 147 74 6 11 11 250 1 144 71 5 10 11 242 Female 42 332 82 3 7 4 470 43 321 88 3 6 4 465 Stann Creek 62 374 189 30 9 42 706 52 381 189 29 9 38 698 Male 1 59 80 13 6 21 180 0 59 76 12 6 20 173 Female 61 315 109 17 3 21 526 52 322 113 17 3 18 525 Toledo 45 400 146 11 7 0 609 40 394 137 11 9 0 591 Male 0 170 77 4 4 0 255 0 158 68 4 6 0 236 Female 45 230 69 7 3 0 354 40 236 69 7 3 0 355 TOTAL 412 3,418 1,456 126 75 281 5,768 386 3,363 1,458 115 74 267 5,663 Male 6 831 621 69 43 131 1,701 9 808 597 57 43 124 1,638 Female 406 2,587 835 57 32 150 4,067 377 2,555 861 58 31 143 4,025 District and Sex 2020-20212019-2020 Note: Vocational include ITVETs only Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 8 Figure 3: Number of Teachers by Level 2019-2020 to 2020-2021 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 9 5.0 PRESCHOOL EDUCATION: 5.1 NUMBER OF PRESCHOOLS: Table 6: Number of Preschools by District, Management, and Urban/Rural Location Govern- ment Comm- unity Denomi national Private TOTAL Govern- ment Comm- unity Denomi national Private TOTAL Belize 6 6 17 23 52 6 6 16 21 49 Urban 2 4 11 19 36 2 4 11 18 35 Rural 4 2 6 4 16 4 2 5 3 14 Cayo 4 8 17 20 49 4 8 16 12 40 Urban 2 3 6 10 21 2 3 6 5 16 Rural 2 5 11 10 28 2 5 10 7 24 Corozal 8 1 26 2 37 8 1 27 2 38 Urban 0 0 5 2 7 0 0 6 2 8 Rural 8 1 21 0 30 8 1 21 0 30 Orange Walk 8 0 13 5 26 8 0 13 5 26 Urban 1 0 6 2 9 1 0 6 2 9 Rural 7 0 7 3 17 7 0 7 3 17 Stann Creek 3 2 22 7 34 3 2 21 5 31 Urban 1 1 5 4 11 1 1 5 3 10 Rural 2 1 17 3 23 2 1 16 2 21 Toledo 4 0 24 3 31 4 0 24 3 31 Urban 0 0 4 2 6 0 0 4 2 6 Rural 4 0 20 1 25 4 0 20 1 25 TOTAL 33 17 119 60 229 33 17 117 48 215 Urban 6 8 37 39 90 6 8 38 32 84 Rural 27 9 82 21 139 27 9 79 16 131 District and Urban/Rural 2020-20212019-2020 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 10 Figure 4: Distribution of Preschools by District 2020-2021 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 11 5.2 PRESCHOOL ENROLMENT: Table 7: Preschool Enrolment by Management, District, Sex, and Urban/Rural Location Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Total Belize 148 143 175 126 348 338 650 707 1,321 1,314 2,635 108 125 122 95 246 255 403 445 879 920 1,799 Urban 86 78 131 83 253 255 601 649 1,071 1,065 2,136 65 69 80 58 202 203 371 417 718 747 1,465 Rural 62 65 44 43 95 83 49 58 250 249 499 43 56 42 37 44 52 32 28 161 173 334 Cayo 69 84 148 153 292 289 175 192 684 718 1,402 75 63 139 148 214 208 93 111 521 530 1,051 Urban 25 32 70 67 143 149 104 115 342 363 705 31 19 63 69 115 107 56 60 265 255 520 Rural 44 52 78 86 149 140 71 77 342 355 697 44 44 76 79 99 101 37 51 256 275 531 Corozal 76 63 14 7 310 277 36 31 436 378 814 55 38 4 6 250 228 25 23 334 295 629 Urban 0 0 0 0 93 82 36 31 129 113 242 0 0 0 0 85 68 25 23 110 91 201 Rural 76 63 14 7 217 195 0 0 307 265 572 55 38 4 6 165 160 0 0 224 204 428 Orange Walk 141 150 0 0 213 239 17 20 371 409 780 127 132 0 0 204 195 13 13 344 340 684 Urban 44 48 0 0 126 147 10 13 180 208 388 30 33 0 0 113 109 4 9 147 151 298 Rural 97 102 0 0 87 92 7 7 191 201 392 97 99 0 0 91 86 9 4 197 189 386 Stann Creek 50 56 27 25 319 295 84 65 480 441 921 34 50 16 11 176 187 41 37 267 285 552 Urban 11 16 9 5 71 82 44 34 135 137 272 3 17 3 1 44 55 27 25 77 98 175 Rural 39 40 18 20 248 213 40 31 345 304 649 31 33 13 10 132 132 14 12 190 187 377 Toledo 46 42 0 0 306 283 45 38 397 363 760 45 42 0 0 246 265 33 38 324 345 669 Urban 0 0 0 0 53 38 30 22 83 60 143 0 0 0 0 38 26 20 24 58 50 108 Rural 46 42 0 0 253 245 15 16 314 303 617 45 42 0 0 208 239 13 14 266 295 561 TOTAL 530 538 364 311 1,788 1,721 1,007 1,053 3,689 3,623 7,312 444 450 281 260 1,336 1,338 608 667 2,669 2,715 5,384 Urban 166 174 210 155 739 753 825 864 1,940 1,946 3,886 129 138 146 128 597 568 503 558 1,375 1,392 2,767 Rural 364 364 154 156 1,049 968 182 189 1,749 1,677 3,426 315 312 135 132 739 770 105 109 1,294 1,323 2,617 Community Denominational TOTALGovernment Private District and Urban/Rural 2020-2021 TOTALGovernment Community Denominational Private 2019-2020 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 12 Figure 5: Preschool Enrolment by District and Urban/Rural Location 2020-2021 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 13 Table 8: Preschool Enrolment by Age, District, and Sex Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo TOTAL Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo TOTAL <3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 2 0 10 Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 5 Female 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 3 673 135 114 50 181 136 1,289 326 64 29 35 70 98 622 Male 310 60 61 19 80 70 600 153 29 12 16 31 42 283 Female 363 75 53 31 101 66 689 173 35 17 19 39 56 339 4 1,549 987 587 604 596 499 4,822 1,042 637 411 472 329 403 3,294 Male 791 483 322 293 319 259 2,467 505 304 215 234 157 196 1,611 Female 758 504 265 311 277 240 2,355 537 333 196 238 172 207 1,683 5 391 231 110 119 137 114 1,102 412 307 184 170 149 159 1,381 Male 208 111 50 55 76 63 563 211 169 106 90 75 81 732 Female 183 120 60 64 61 51 539 201 138 78 80 74 78 649 >5 22 49 3 7 7 11 99 14 42 3 7 2 9 77 Male 12 30 3 4 5 5 59 8 18 1 4 2 5 38 Female 10 19 0 3 2 6 40 6 24 2 3 0 4 39 TOTAL 2,635 1,402 814 780 921 760 7,312 1,799 1,051 629 684 552 669 5,384 Male 1,321 684 436 371 480 397 3,689 879 521 334 344 267 324 2,669 Female 1,314 718 378 409 441 363 3,623 920 530 295 340 285 345 2,715 2019-2020Age and Sex 2020-2021 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 14 5.3 PRESCHOOL TEACHERS: Table 9a: Number of Preschool Teachers by District, Urban/Rural location, and Qualification 2020-2021 First Associate High Other / MD Ed BD Ed Dip. SE/LCP AD PEd Cert Ed AD ECE L2/2+1 Class Degree School not stated Urban 2 20 1 47 12 31 6 1 1 1 20 49 5 196 60.7 Belize 1 5 1 19 0 23 3 1 1 1 14 34 1 104 50.0 Cayo 1 1 0 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 4 33 54.5 Corozal 0 3 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 100.0 Orange Walk 0 7 0 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 100.0 Stann Creek 0 1 0 7 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 19 68.4 Toledo 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 9 55.6 Rural 2 17 0 76 20 22 5 0 1 3 11 24 9 190 74.7 Belize 0 1 0 6 2 5 0 0 1 2 2 6 0 25 56.0 Cayo 1 4 0 11 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 36 63.9 Corozal 0 6 0 11 4 10 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 39 84.6 Orange Walk 0 3 0 14 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 88.5 Stann Creek 0 2 0 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 33 72.7 Toledo 1 1 0 17 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 31 80.6 Total 4 37 1 123 32 53 11 1 2 4 31 73 14 386 67.6 Belize 1 6 1 25 2 28 3 1 2 3 16 40 1 129 51.2 Cayo 2 5 0 20 11 3 0 0 0 0 3 15 10 69 59.4 Corozal 0 9 0 17 6 11 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 52 88.5 Orange Walk 0 10 0 19 4 5 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 44 93.2 Stann Creek 0 3 0 24 5 4 1 0 0 0 5 8 2 52 71.2 Toledo 1 4 0 18 4 2 1 0 0 0 4 6 0 40 75.0 District and Urban/Rural QUALIFICATION TOTAL % Trained TRAINED Level 1 Bachelor's Degree Note: MD Ed= Master’s Degree in Education; BD Ed= Bachelor’s Degree in Education; Dip Ed= Diploma in Secondary Education; LCP=Licentiate College of Preceptors; AD PEd= Associate Degree in Primary Education; Cert Ed= Certificate in Primary Education; AD ECE= Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education: L2/2+1= Level 2/2+1 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 15 Table 9b: Number of Preschool Teachers by District, Urban/Rural location, and Qualification 2019-2020 First Associate High Other / MD Ed BD Ed Dip. SE/LCP AD PEd Cert Ed AD ECE L2/2+1 Class Degree School not stated Urban 1 13 2 48 12 24 5 0 6 1 27 63 4 206 51.0 Belize 1 2 1 16 2 20 2 0 3 1 15 43 2 108 40.7 Cayo 0 2 0 12 3 0 1 0 2 0 6 12 2 40 45.0 Corozal 0 3 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 100.0 Orange Walk 0 2 1 8 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 88.9 Stann Creek 0 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 6 0 20 50.0 Toledo 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 62.5 Rural 0 16 0 72 20 20 5 0 2 3 24 38 6 206 64.6 Belize 0 1 0 5 1 7 1 0 1 1 1 10 0 28 53.6 Cayo 0 4 0 11 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 11 5 39 48.7 Corozal 0 2 0 10 5 9 1 0 0 0 5 2 1 35 77.1 Orange Walk 0 6 0 12 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 92.0 Stann Creek 0 2 0 13 5 2 0 0 1 0 9 10 0 42 52.4 Toledo 0 1 0 21 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 3 0 37 73.0 Total 1 29 2 120 32 44 10 0 8 4 51 101 10 412 57.8 Belize 1 3 1 21 3 27 3 0 4 2 16 53 2 136 43.4 Cayo 0 6 0 23 7 0 1 0 2 2 8 23 7 79 46.8 Corozal 0 5 0 16 7 10 1 0 0 0 5 2 1 47 83.0 Orange Walk 0 8 1 20 3 4 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 43 90.7 Stann Creek 0 3 0 17 8 3 1 0 1 0 13 16 0 62 51.6 Toledo 0 4 0 23 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 5 0 45 71.1 District and Urban/Rural QUALIFICATION TOTAL % Trained TRAINED Level 1 Bachelor's Degree Note: MD Ed= Master’s Degree in Education; BD Ed= Bachelor’s Degree in Education; Dip Ed= Diploma in Secondary Education; LCP=Licentiate College of Preceptors; AD PEd= Associate Degree in Primary Education; Cert Ed= Certificate in Primary Education; AD ECE= Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education: L2/2+1= Level 2/2+1 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 16 Table 10: Number of Preschool Teachers by Management, District, and Sex Govern- ment Community Denomi- national Private TOTAL Govern- ment Community Denomi- national Private TOTAL Belize 15 21 31 69 136 15 21 31 62 129 Male 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 Female 15 21 31 68 135 15 21 31 60 127 Cayo 7 17 27 28 79 7 15 25 22 69 Male 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 Female 7 16 26 28 77 7 14 25 22 68 Corozal 9 1 33 4 47 11 1 36 4 52 Male 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 5 Female 9 1 32 4 46 9 1 33 4 47 Orange Walk 15 0 22 6 43 15 0 24 5 44 Male 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Female 15 0 21 6 42 15 0 23 5 43 Stann Creek 6 3 39 14 62 6 3 35 8 52 Male 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Female 6 3 39 13 61 6 3 35 8 52 Toledo 5 0 36 4 45 5 0 31 4 40 Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Female 5 0 36 4 45 5 0 31 4 40 TOTAL 57 42 188 125 412 59 40 182 105 386 Male 0 1 3 2 6 2 1 4 2 9 Female 57 41 185 123 406 57 39 178 103 377 District and Sex 2019-2020 2020-2021 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 17 Table 11: Number of Preschool Teachers by District and Urban/Rural Location Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total Belize 108 28 136 104 25 129 Cayo 40 39 79 33 36 69 Corozal 12 35 47 13 39 52 Orange Walk 18 25 43 18 26 44 Stann Creek 20 42 62 19 33 52 Toledo 8 37 45 9 31 40 TOTAL 206 206 412 196 190 386 2020-20212019-2020District Figure 6: Distribution of Preschool Teachers by District 2020-2021 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 18 6.0 PRIMARY EDUCATION: 6.1 NUMBER OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS: Table 12: Number of Primary Schools by District, Management, and Urban/Rural Location Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo TOTAL Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo TOTAL Government 7 15 6 12 5 14 59 7 15 6 12 5 14 59 Urban 1 3 0 1 1 0 6 1 3 0 1 1 0 6 Rural 6 12 6 11 4 14 53 6 12 6 11 4 14 53 Roman Catholic 11 24 20 15 9 33 112 11 24 20 15 9 33 112 Urban 6 5 2 2 2 2 19 6 5 2 2 2 2 19 Rural 5 19 18 13 7 31 93 5 19 18 13 7 31 93 Anglican 6 4 1 1 3 1 16 6 4 1 1 3 1 16 Urban 5 2 1 1 1 0 10 5 2 1 1 1 0 10 Rural 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 Methodist 7 0 2 0 4 3 16 7 0 2 0 4 3 16 Urban 5 0 1 0 1 1 8 5 0 1 0 1 1 8 Rural 2 0 1 0 3 2 8 2 0 1 0 3 2 8 Seventh Day Adventist 5 5 6 1 2 1 20 5 5 6 1 2 1 20 Urban 3 3 1 1 1 1 10 3 3 1 1 1 1 10 Rural 2 2 5 0 1 0 10 2 2 5 0 1 0 10 Nazarene 1 4 2 0 0 0 7 1 4 2 0 0 0 7 Urban 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 Rural 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 Assemlies of God 1 1 1 0 2 0 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 5 Urban 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Rural 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 Private 9 3 0 3 4 1 20 9 3 0 3 4 1 20 Urban 8 2 0 0 3 0 13 8 2 0 0 3 0 13 Rural 1 1 0 3 1 1 7 1 1 0 3 1 1 7 Mennonite 2 17 1 5 3 3 31 2 16 1 5 3 3 30 Urban 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Rural 2 16 1 5 3 3 30 2 15 1 5 3 3 29 Other 10 4 3 5 2 0 24 9 4 3 5 2 0 23 Urban 8 2 1 2 0 0 13 7 2 1 2 0 0 12 Rural 2 2 2 3 2 0 11 2 2 2 3 2 0 11 TOTAL 59 77 42 42 34 56 310 58 76 42 42 34 56 308 Urban 38 20 7 7 10 4 86 37 20 7 7 10 4 85 Rural 21 57 35 35 24 52 224 21 56 35 35 24 52 223 MANAGEMENT & Urban/Rural 2019-2020 2020-2021 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 19 Figure 7: Distribution of Primary Schools by District and Urban/Rural Location 2020-2021 Figure 8: Distribution of Primary Schools by Denomination 2020-2021 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 20 6.2 PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT: Table 13: Primary Enrolment by Grade, District, and Sex Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo TOTAL Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo TOTAL Special Ed. 107 37 24 35 17 11 231 111 26 21 23 17 8 206 Male 71 25 19 24 10 8 157 75 13 17 12 12 6 135 Female 36 12 5 11 7 3 74 36 13 4 11 5 2 71 Beginners 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Male 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Female 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Infant 1 1,985 2,329 875 1,043 964 964 8,160 1,714 1,815 772 961 707 809 6,778 Male 1,006 1,252 459 542 488 480 4,227 881 933 412 475 390 410 3,501 Female 979 1,077 416 501 476 484 3,933 833 882 360 486 317 399 3,277 Infant 2 1,932 2,144 924 1,033 963 936 7,932 1,918 2,298 856 1,068 908 943 7,991 Male 985 1,080 462 549 482 461 4,019 983 1,223 439 568 457 473 4,143 Female 947 1,064 462 484 481 475 3,913 935 1,075 417 500 451 470 3,848 Standard 1 2,056 2,131 894 1,090 1,002 1,011 8,184 1,897 2,165 901 1,153 931 920 7,967 Male 1,095 1,119 470 565 528 533 4,310 972 1,080 452 609 460 466 4,039 Female 961 1,012 424 525 474 478 3,874 925 1,085 449 544 471 454 3,928 Standard 2 1,920 2,106 970 1,287 1,063 980 8,326 1,935 2,121 905 1,120 975 1,009 8,065 Male 974 1,093 507 673 567 520 4,334 997 1,101 473 594 526 519 4,210 Female 946 1,013 463 614 496 460 3,992 938 1,020 432 526 449 490 3,855 Standard 3 1,969 2,156 1,062 1,135 920 968 8,210 1,888 2,113 949 1,286 1,010 998 8,244 Male 985 1,153 585 585 487 490 4,285 976 1,107 497 663 533 532 4,308 Female 984 1,003 477 550 433 478 3,925 912 1,006 452 623 477 466 3,936 Standard 4 2,009 2,179 1,032 1,308 923 951 8,402 1,949 2,189 1,077 1,099 899 978 8,191 Male 1,066 1,142 501 674 478 491 4,352 960 1,173 586 564 487 485 4,255 Female 943 1,037 531 634 445 460 4,050 989 1,016 491 535 412 493 3,936 Standard 5 1,929 2,093 1,005 1,133 936 989 8,085 1,989 2,202 1,045 1,309 913 945 8,403 Male 995 1,119 511 615 478 469 4,187 1,060 1,153 502 692 471 499 4,377 Female 934 974 494 518 458 520 3,898 929 1,049 543 617 442 446 4,026 Standard 6 1,951 1,837 920 1,112 789 839 7,448 1,899 2,080 981 1,106 898 977 7,941 Male 1,002 924 486 566 391 436 3,805 974 1,092 497 611 464 464 4,102 Female 949 913 434 546 398 403 3,643 925 988 484 495 434 513 3,839 Total 15,858 17,012 7,706 9,176 7,577 7,653 64,982 15,300 17,009 7,507 9,125 7,258 7,587 63,786 Male 8,179 8,907 4,000 4,793 3,909 3,889 33,677 7,878 8,875 3,875 4,788 3,800 3,854 33,070 Female 7,679 8,105 3,706 4,383 3,668 3,764 31,305 7,422 8,134 3,632 4,337 3,458 3,733 30,716 Grade and Sex 2019-2020 2020-2021 Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 21 Table 14: Primary Enrolment by Age, Grade, and Sex Sp.Ed. Begin. Inf. 1 Inf. 2 Std.1 Std.2 Std.3 Std.4 Std.5 Std.6 Total Sp.Ed. Begin. Inf. 1 Inf. 2 Std.1 Std.2 Std.3 Std.4 Std.5 Std.6 Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Female 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1,802 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,821 1 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 Male 0 0 904 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 907 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Female 0 0 898 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 914 1 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 5 9 4 5,102 1,627 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,742 3 0 4,335 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,424 Male 7 1 2,629 801 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,438 2 0 2,249 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,304 Female 2 3 2,473 826 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,304 1 0 2,086 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,120 6 17 0 961 4,648 1,493 0 0 0 0 0 7,119 3 0 2,064 4,468 96 0 0 0 0 0 6,631 Male 10 0 522 2,271 737 0 0 0 0 0 3,540 3 0 1,052 2,206 36 0 0 0 0 0 3,297 Female 7 0 439 2,377 756 0 0 0 0 0 3,579 0 0 1,012 2,262 60 0 0 0 0 0 3,334 7 21 0 232 1,258 4,435 1,589 0 0 0 0 7,535 17 0 248 2,747 4,118 108 5 0 0 0 7,243 Male 17 0 135 716 2,251 724 0 0 0 0 3,843 11 0 129 1,504 1,974 35 0 0 0 0 3,653 Female 4 0 97 542 2,184 865 0 0 0 0 3,692 6 0 119 1,243 2,144 73 5 0 0 0 3,590 8 20 0 33 290 1,673 4,231 1,428 31 0 0 7,706 13 0 61 543 2,810 3,858 154 1 0 0 7,440 Male 11 0 22 175 982 2,095 627 0 0 0 3,912 7 0 30 292 1,441 1,896 65 1 0 0 3,732 Female 9 0 11 115 691 2,136 801 31 0 0 3,794 6 0 31 251 1,369 1,962 89 0 0 0 3,708 9 26 0 20 61 433 1,671 3,993 1,347 53 0 7,604 19 0 15 97 731 2,847 3,752 94 26 1 7,582 Male 24 0 13 39 242 978 1,971 566 23 0 3,856 16 0 7 57 469 1,551 1,807 37 10 1 3,955 Female 2 0 7 22 191 693 2,022 781 30 0 3,748 3 0 8 40 262 1,296 1,945 57 16 0 3,627 10 17 0 3 22 104 623 1,862 3,913 1,385 46 7,975 23 0 6 26 140 935 2,754 3,405 176 10 7,475 Male 11 0 1 9 62 393 1,092 1,943 600 16 4,127 15 0 3 18 79 530 1,455 1,587 71 6 3,764 Female 6 0 2 13 42 230 770 1,970 785 30 3,848 8 0 3 8 61 405 1,299 1,818 105 4 3,711 11 32 0 5 5 32 152 685 2,000 3,612 1,240 7,763 21 0 0 13 46 230 1,113 2,870 3,378 134 7,805 Male 19 0 1 4 26 100 427 1,153 1,759 511 4,000 15 0 0 8 23 142 673 1,503 1,566 69 3,999 Female 13 0 4 1 6 52 258 847 1,853 729 3,763 6 0 0 5 23 88 440 1,367 1,812 65 3,806 12 24 0 2 2 11 43 191 794 1,875 3,423 6,365 19 0 1 3 9 60 321 1,231 2,854 3,161 7,659 Male 17 0 0 1 8 31 133 496 1,065 1,656 3,407 12 0 1 1 5 39 215 733 1,510 1,442 3,958 Female 7 0 2 1 3 12 58 298 810 1,767 2,958 7 0 0 2 4 21 106 498 1,344 1,719 3,701 13 17 0 0 0 1 13 36 252 848 1,800 2,967 23 0 1 4 5 17 99 435 1,303 2,686 4,573 Male 10 0 0 0 0 11 25 153 551 1,010 1,760 12 0 1 1 3 10 67 287 803 1,406 2,590 Female 7 0 0 0 1 2 11 99 297 790 1,207 11 0 3 2 7 32 148 500 1,280 1,983 14 22 0 0 0 0 1 14 53 258 712 1,060 16 0 0 0 0 4 26 121 505 1,305 1,977 Male 16 0 0 0 0 1 10 32 154 458 671 10 0 0 0 0 3 14 83 315 763 1,188 Female 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 21 104 254 389 6 0 0 0 0 1 12 38 190 542 789 15+ 26 0 0 0 2 3 1 12 54 227 325 48 0 2 4 12 6 20 34 161 644 931 Male 15 0 0 0 2 1 0 9 35 154 216 32 0 1 3 9 4 12 24 102 415 602 Female 11 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 19 73 109 16 0 1 1 3 2 8 10 59 229 329 Total 231 4 8,160 7,932 8,184 8,326 8,210 8,402 8,085 7,448 64,982 206 0 6,778 7,991 7,967 8,065 8,244 8,191 8,403 7,941 63,786 Male 157 1 4,227 4,019 4,310 4,334 4,285 4,352 4,187 3,805 33,677 135 0 3,501 4,143 4,039 4,210 4,308 4,255 4,377 4,102 33,070 Female 74 3 3,933 3,913 3,874 3,992 3,925 4,050 3,898 3,643 31,305 71 0 3,277 3,848 3,928 3,855 3,936 3,936 4,026 3,839 30,716 Age and Sex 2019-2020 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 22 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 15: Primary Enrolment by Management, Sex, District, and Urban/Rural Location Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Government 105 855 1,693 2,149 0 777 898 2,124 184 1,703 0 1,394 2,880 9,002 111 827 1,653 2,311 0 799 936 2,065 179 1,714 0 1,393 2,879 9,109 Male 69 438 924 1,107 0 392 476 1,122 109 843 0 699 1,578 4,601 75 435 885 1,188 0 410 487 1,106 105 880 0 694 1,552 4,713 Female 36 417 769 1,042 0 385 422 1,002 75 860 0 695 1,302 4,401 36 392 768 1,123 0 389 449 959 74 834 0 699 1,327 4,396 Roman Catholic 4,568 1,110 3,478 4,344 856 3,271 1,263 2,264 742 1,880 758 4,732 11,665 17,601 4,514 1,027 3,299 4,365 858 3,162 1,253 2,219 703 1,726 722 4,720 11,349 17,219 Male 2,298 571 1,799 2,272 431 1,714 667 1,148 378 984 363 2,444 5,936 9,133 2,247 537 1,715 2,296 424 1,663 645 1,131 365 919 352 2,432 5,748 8,978 Female 2,270 539 1,679 2,072 425 1,557 596 1,116 364 896 395 2,288 5,729 8,468 2,267 490 1,584 2,069 434 1,499 608 1,088 338 807 370 2,288 5,601 8,241 Anglican 1,992 148 593 201 147 0 236 0 240 507 0 34 3,208 890 1,845 157 573 191 139 0 232 0 252 474 0 37 3,041 859 Male 1,007 76 318 106 70 0 124 0 125 271 0 15 1,644 468 934 83 301 97 71 0 131 0 135 250 0 15 1,572 445 Female 985 72 275 95 77 0 112 0 115 236 0 19 1,564 422 911 74 272 94 68 0 101 0 117 224 0 22 1,469 414 Methodist 1,708 309 0 0 404 159 0 0 198 719 164 234 2,474 1,421 1,606 295 0 0 370 146 0 0 215 696 173 214 2,364 1,351 Male 890 183 0 0 200 85 0 0 112 358 81 116 1,283 742 839 177 0 0 178 76 0 0 120 343 81 110 1,218 706 Female 818 126 0 0 204 74 0 0 86 361 83 118 1,191 679 767 118 0 0 192 70 0 0 95 353 92 104 1,146 645 SDA 814 383 955 373 233 567 242 0 139 205 157 0 2,540 1,528 805 374 943 384 224 586 237 0 131 172 146 0 2,486 1,516 Male 433 203 487 201 134 296 131 0 79 105 83 0 1,347 805 418 199 492 200 127 297 128 0 74 93 81 0 1,320 789 Female 381 180 468 172 99 271 111 0 60 100 74 0 1,193 723 387 175 451 184 97 289 109 0 57 79 65 0 1,166 727 Nazarene 230 0 699 517 81 170 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,010 687 234 0 707 539 96 170 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,037 709 Male 134 0 347 280 48 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 529 374 136 0 351 280 53 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 540 378 Female 96 0 352 237 33 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 481 313 98 0 356 259 43 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 497 331 Assemblies of God 202 0 0 241 0 53 0 0 180 367 0 0 382 661 212 0 0 214 0 61 0 0 166 374 0 0 378 649 Male 102 0 0 138 0 28 0 0 87 191 0 0 189 357 107 0 0 122 0 30 0 0 85 197 0 0 192 349 Female 100 0 0 103 0 25 0 0 93 176 0 0 193 304 105 0 0 92 0 31 0 0 81 177 0 0 186 300 Private 1,274 70 134 84 0 0 0 167 154 48 0 95 1,562 464 1,154 54 138 96 10 0 1 140 121 50 7 98 1,431 438 Male 653 35 62 46 0 0 0 85 91 26 0 43 806 235 578 26 69 49 4 0 0 68 71 28 4 45 726 216 Female 621 35 72 38 0 0 0 82 63 22 0 52 756 229 576 28 69 47 6 0 1 72 50 22 3 53 705 222 Mennonite 0 112 44 804 0 532 0 956 0 63 0 85 44 2,552 0 111 43 771 0 445 0 1,018 0 59 0 77 43 2,481 Male 0 59 20 408 0 289 0 501 0 26 0 45 20 1,328 0 58 20 385 0 230 0 544 0 23 0 40 20 1,280 Female 0 53 24 396 0 243 0 455 0 37 0 40 24 1,224 0 53 23 386 0 215 0 474 0 36 0 37 23 1,201 Other 1,374 604 377 326 205 251 423 603 0 248 0 0 2,379 2,032 1,349 625 394 388 205 236 435 589 0 226 0 0 2,383 2,064 Male 719 309 217 175 103 116 226 313 0 124 0 0 1,265 1,037 713 316 217 208 100 114 231 317 0 112 0 0 1,261 1,067 Female 655 295 160 151 102 135 197 290 0 124 0 0 1,114 995 636 309 177 180 105 122 204 272 0 114 0 0 1,122 997 Total 12,267 3,591 7,973 9,039 1,926 5,780 3,062 6,114 1,837 5,740 1,079 6,574 28,144 36,838 11,830 3,470 7,750 9,259 1,902 5,605 3,094 6,031 1,767 5,491 1,048 6,539 27,391 36,395 Male 6,305 1,874 4,174 4,733 986 3,014 1,624 3,169 981 2,928 527 3,362 14,597 19,080 6,047 1,831 4,050 4,825 957 2,918 1,622 3,166 955 2,845 518 3,336 14,149 18,921 Female 5,962 1,717 3,799 4,306 940 2,766 1,438 2,945 856 2,812 552 3,212 13,547 17,758 5,783 1,639 3,700 4,434 945 2,687 1,472 2,865 812 2,646 530 3,203 13,242 17,474 Management and Sex Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo Stann CreekOrange Walk 2019-2020 Belize TOTALCayoCorozal Toledo 2020-2021 TOTALBelize Cayo Corozal Ministry of Education 23 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 6.3 PRIMARY SCHOOL REPETITION AND DROPOUT RATE: Table 16: Primary School Repetition Rate by District, Grade, and Sex No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Infant 1 194 9.5 263 11.6 84 8.8 84 8.0 82 8.4 81 8.3 788 9.5 62 3.1 55 2.4 36 4.1 25 2.4 23 2.4 17 1.8 218 2.7 Male 125 12.1 160 14.1 40 8.3 39 7.1 50 10.1 49 10.2 463 11.1 26 2.6 35 2.8 26 5.7 18 3.3 15 3.1 9 1.9 129 3.1 Female 69 6.9 103 9.2 44 9.4 45 9.0 32 6.6 32 6.5 325 8.0 36 3.7 20 1.9 10 2.4 7 1.4 8 1.7 8 1.7 89 2.3 Infant 2 105 5.1 152 7.1 38 4.3 56 5.3 67 6.7 71 7.1 489 6.0 35 1.8 12 0.6 23 2.5 11 1.1 18 1.9 12 1.3 111 1.4 Male 68 6.6 104 9.4 19 4.0 38 6.9 40 7.8 43 8.3 312 7.4 22 2.2 7 0.6 11 2.4 10 1.8 12 2.5 6 1.3 68 1.7 Female 37 3.6 48 4.7 19 4.5 18 3.5 27 5.6 28 5.7 177 4.5 13 1.4 5 0.5 12 2.6 1 0.2 6 1.2 6 1.3 43 1.1 Standard 1 113 5.7 162 7.4 40 4.3 57 4.3 62 6.3 92 9.1 526 6.2 25 1.2 13 0.6 7 0.8 16 1.5 14 1.4 4 0.4 79 1.0 Male 75 7.2 104 9.2 26 5.4 31 4.6 40 7.5 53 9.8 329 7.5 19 1.7 8 0.7 5 1.1 8 1.4 5 0.9 2 0.4 47 1.1 Female 38 4.0 58 5.6 14 3.1 26 4.0 22 4.8 39 8.3 197 4.9 6 0.6 5 0.5 2 0.5 8 1.5 9 1.9 2 0.4 32 0.8 Standard 2 65 3.2 158 7.3 64 5.9 55 4.8 134 13.1 73 7.3 549 6.5 14 0.7 13 0.6 14 1.4 6 0.5 19 1.8 5 0.5 71 0.9 Male 46 4.6 103 9.1 36 6.1 34 5.8 78 14.6 42 8.3 339 7.8 7 0.7 9 0.8 6 1.2 4 0.6 13 2.3 2 0.4 41 0.9 Female 19 1.9 55 5.4 28 5.6 21 3.8 56 11.4 31 6.3 210 5.2 7 0.7 4 0.4 8 1.7 2 0.3 6 1.2 3 0.7 30 0.8 Standard 3 90 4.4 187 8.3 73 6.8 43 3.2 81 8.4 63 6.4 537 6.2 7 0.4 12 0.6 6 0.6 4 0.4 14 1.5 16 1.7 59 0.7 Male 57 5.1 108 9.1 54 10.2 29 4.2 41 8.4 34 6.7 323 7.1 5 0.5 7 0.6 2 0.3 1 0.2 9 1.8 10 2.0 34 0.8 Female 33 3.5 79 7.3 19 3.5 14 2.2 40 8.5 29 6.2 214 5.2 2 0.2 5 0.5 4 0.8 3 0.5 5 1.2 6 1.3 25 0.6 Standard 4 76 3.9 164 7.7 48 4.8 60 5.1 112 11.5 66 6.6 526 6.4 12 0.6 10 0.5 5 0.5 19 1.5 17 1.8 21 2.2 84 1.0 Male 50 4.9 108 9.8 28 5.4 35 5.6 68 13.4 43 8.9 332 7.8 7 0.7 5 0.4 2 0.4 8 1.2 15 3.1 8 1.6 45 1.0 Female 26 2.7 56 5.5 20 4.1 25 4.5 44 9.5 23 4.5 194 4.9 5 0.5 5 0.5 3 0.6 11 1.7 2 0.4 13 2.8 39 1.0 Standard 5 61 3.0 176 8.4 73 7.1 52 4.2 73 8.1 72 7.3 507 6.1 3 0.2 3 0.1 18 1.8 10 0.9 10 1.1 7 0.7 51 0.6 Male 46 4.3 115 10.5 38 7.2 37 5.6 45 9.7 40 7.9 321 7.4 3 0.3 3 0.3 9 1.8 8 1.3 7 1.5 4 0.9 34 0.8 Female 15 1.5 61 6.0 35 7.0 15 2.5 28 6.4 32 6.7 186 4.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 1.8 2 0.4 3 0.7 3 0.6 17 0.4 Standard 6 3 0.2 8 0.5 0 0.0 8 0.7 4 0.5 10 1.2 33 0.5 11 0.6 4 0.2 8 0.9 4 0.4 3 0.4 4 0.5 34 0.5 Male 1 0.1 4 0.5 0 0.0 5 0.8 2 0.5 6 1.4 18 0.5 6 0.6 3 0.3 3 0.6 2 0.4 1 0.3 4 0.9 19 0.5 Female 2 0.2 4 0.4 0 0.0 3 0.6 2 0.5 4 1.0 15 0.4 5 0.5 1 0.1 5 1.2 2 0.4 2 0.5 0 0.0 15 0.4 Total 707 4.4 1270 7.5 420 5.3 415 4.4 615 8.1 528 6.8 3955 6.0 169 1.1 122 0.7 117 1.5 95 1.0 118 1.6 86 1.1 707 1.1 Male 468 5.6 806 9.2 241 5.9 248 5.0 364 9.2 310 7.8 2437 7.2 95 1.2 77 0.9 64 1.6 59 1.2 77 2.0 45 1.2 417 1.2 Female 239 3.0 464 5.6 179 4.7 167 3.7 251 6.8 218 5.7 1518 4.8 74 1.0 45 0.6 53 1.4 36 0.8 41 1.1 41 1.1 290 0.9 Overall Repeaters Stann Creek ToledoCorozal Orange WalkBelize Cayo 2019-2020 Overall Repeaters 2018-2019 Grade and Sex Orange Walk Stann Creek ToledoBelize Cayo Corozal Ministry of Education 24 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 17: Primary School Dropout Rate by District, Grade, and Sex No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Infant 1 11 0.5 15 0.7 0 0.0 2 0.2 1 0.1 3 0.3 32 0.4 5 0.3 5 0.2 5 0.6 0 0.0 3 0.3 0 0.0 18 0.2 Male 5 0.5 5 0.4 0 0.0 2 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.9 0 0.0 1 0.2 0 0.0 5 0.1 Female 6 0.6 10 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.2 3 0.6 20 0.5 5 0.5 5 0.5 1 0.2 0 0.0 2 0.4 0 0.0 13 0.3 Infant 2 5 0.2 7 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 0 0.0 13 0.2 2 0.1 7 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.2 0 0.0 11 0.1 Male 3 0.3 4 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 0.2 1 0.1 2 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.2 0 0.0 4 0.1 Female 2 0.2 3 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.2 0 0.0 6 0.2 1 0.1 5 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.2 0 0.0 7 0.2 Standard 1 7 0.4 8 0.4 1 0.1 1 0.1 3 0.3 2 0.2 22 0.3 3 0.1 6 0.3 1 0.1 0 0.0 3 0.3 0 0.0 13 0.2 Male 6 0.6 3 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.2 1 0.2 11 0.2 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.2 0 0.0 3 0.1 Female 1 0.1 5 0.5 1 0.2 1 0.2 2 0.4 1 0.2 11 0.3 2 0.2 5 0.5 1 0.2 0 0.0 2 0.4 0 0.0 10 0.3 Standard 2 5 0.2 10 0.5 2 0.2 1 0.1 2 0.2 4 0.4 24 0.3 5 0.3 3 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0 3 0.3 2 0.2 14 0.2 Male 3 0.3 7 0.6 1 0.2 1 0.2 2 0.4 2 0.4 16 0.4 3 0.3 2 0.2 1 0.2 0 0.0 2 0.4 1 0.2 9 0.2 Female 2 0.2 3 0.3 1 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.4 8 0.2 2 0.2 1 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.2 1 0.2 5 0.1 Standard 3 7 0.3 12 0.5 2 0.2 2 0.2 4 0.4 5 0.5 32 0.4 3 0.2 4 0.2 1 0.1 0 0.0 2 0.2 1 0.1 11 0.1 Male 3 0.3 7 0.6 1 0.2 1 0.1 2 0.4 1 0.2 15 0.3 1 0.1 2 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.2 0 0.0 4 0.1 Female 4 0.4 5 0.5 1 0.2 1 0.2 2 0.4 4 0.8 17 0.4 2 0.2 2 0.2 1 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.2 1 0.2 7 0.2 Standard 4 22 1.1 34 1.6 16 1.6 20 1.7 12 1.2 22 2.2 126 1.5 5 0.2 11 0.5 2 0.2 3 0.2 5 0.5 0 0.0 26 0.3 Male 19 1.9 28 2.5 13 2.5 16 2.5 7 1.4 19 3.9 102 2.4 5 0.5 5 0.4 1 0.2 1 0.1 1 0.2 0 0.0 13 0.3 Female 3 0.3 6 0.6 3 0.6 4 0.7 5 1.1 3 0.6 24 0.6 0 0.0 6 0.6 1 0.2 2 0.3 4 0.9 0 0.0 13 0.3 Standard 5 11 0.5 23 1.1 16 1.6 15 1.2 14 1.6 18 1.8 97 1.2 2 0.1 31 1.5 6 0.6 19 1.7 2 0.2 9 0.9 69 0.9 Male 8 0.7 13 1.2 7 1.3 6 0.9 9 1.9 3 0.6 46 1.1 1 0.1 21 1.9 5 1.0 9 1.5 1 0.2 7 1.5 44 1.1 Female 3 0.3 10 1.0 9 1.8 9 1.5 5 1.1 15 3.1 51 1.3 1 0.1 10 1.0 1 0.2 10 1.9 1 0.2 2 0.4 25 0.6 Standard 6 9 0.5 20 1.1 9 1.0 19 1.7 11 1.4 13 1.5 81 1.1 4 0.2 14 0.8 8 0.9 6 0.5 2 0.3 2 0.2 36 0.5 Male 5 0.5 11 1.3 5 1.1 7 1.2 7 1.8 4 0.9 39 1.1 2 0.2 9 1.0 6 1.2 6 1.1 1 0.3 0 0.0 24 0.6 Female 4 0.4 9 1.0 4 0.9 12 2.4 4 1.0 9 2.2 42 1.2 2 0.2 5 0.5 2 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.3 2 0.5 12 0.3 Total 77 0.5 129 0.8 46 0.6 60 0.6 48 0.6 67 0.9 427 0.6 29 0.2 81 0.5 24 0.3 28 0.3 22 0.3 14 0.2 198 0.3 Male 52 0.6 78 0.9 27 0.7 33 0.7 28 0.7 30 0.8 248 0.7 14 0.2 42 0.5 17 0.4 16 0.3 9 0.2 8 0.2 106 0.3 Female 25 0.3 51 0.6 19 0.5 27 0.6 20 0.5 37 1.0 179 0.6 15 0.2 39 0.5 7 0.2 12 0.3 13 0.4 6 0.2 92 0.3 Overall Dropout Stann Creek ToledoCorozal Orange WalkBelize CayoOverall Dropout 2018-2019 Grade and Sex 2019-2020 Orange Walk Stann Creek ToledoBelize Cayo Corozal Ministry of Education 25 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Figure 9: Primary Schools Repetition and Dropout Rates by District 2019-2020 Ministry of Education 26 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 6.4 PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: Table 18a: Number of Primary School Teachers by District, Urban/Rural Location, and Qualification 2020-2021 First Associate High Other / MD Ed BD Ed Dip Ed LCP ACP AD PEd Cert Ed AD ECE L2/2+1 Class Degree School not stated Urban 57 449 1 3 1 560 164 13 65 0 4 30 35 60 4 1,446 90.8 Belize 31 196 0 3 1 242 65 9 21 0 4 25 25 29 2 653 87.0 Cayo 16 120 0 0 0 146 54 2 11 0 0 4 6 20 2 381 91.6 Corozal 3 17 0 0 0 56 6 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 100.0 Orange Walk 5 65 1 0 0 48 20 1 17 0 0 1 1 0 0 159 98.7 Stann Creek 2 24 0 0 0 43 17 1 4 0 0 0 3 10 0 104 87.5 Toledo 0 27 0 0 0 25 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 56 98.2 Rural 49 475 3 1 1 779 224 9 100 1 1 11 64 82 117 1,917 85.6 Belize 6 65 0 0 0 105 17 1 9 0 0 0 1 12 1 217 93.5 Cayo 18 131 0 0 0 160 54 0 14 0 0 8 15 28 51 479 78.7 Corozal 6 72 1 0 0 105 43 6 31 1 1 0 3 2 29 300 88.0 Orange Walk 14 95 2 1 0 64 43 2 25 0 0 1 11 16 32 306 80.4 Stann Creek 4 52 0 0 1 138 42 0 7 0 0 2 20 9 2 277 88.1 Toledo 1 60 0 0 0 207 25 0 14 0 0 0 14 15 2 338 90.8 Total 106 924 4 4 2 1339 388 22 165 1 5 41 99 142 121 3,363 87.8 Belize 37 261 0 3 1 347 82 10 30 0 4 25 26 41 3 870 88.6 Cayo 34 251 0 0 0 306 108 2 25 0 0 12 21 48 53 860 84.4 Corozal 9 89 1 0 0 161 49 6 42 1 1 0 3 2 29 393 90.8 Orange Walk 19 160 3 1 0 112 63 3 42 0 0 2 12 16 32 465 86.7 Stann Creek 6 76 0 0 1 181 59 1 11 0 0 2 23 19 2 381 87.9 Toledo 1 87 0 0 0 232 27 0 15 0 0 0 14 16 2 394 91.9 District and Urban/Rural QUALIFICATION TOTAL % Trained TRAINED Level 1 Bachelor's Degree Note: MD Ed= Master’s Degree in Education; BD Ed= Bachelor’s Degree in Education; Dip Ed= Diploma in Secondary Education; LCP/ACP=Licentiate College of Preceptors/Associate College of Preceptors; AD PEd= Associate Degree in Primary Education; Cert Ed= Certificate in Primary Education; AD ECE= Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education: L2/2+1= Level 2/2+1 Ministry of Education 27 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 18b: Number of Primary School Teachers by District, Urban/Rural Location, and Qualification 2019-2020 First Associate High Other / MD Ed BD Ed Dip Ed LCP ACP AD PEd Cert Ed AD ECE L2/2+1 Class Degree School not stated Urban 44 443 1 4 3 535 188 17 76 1 5 30 53 74 0 1,474 88.9 Belize 24 186 0 4 3 260 63 11 24 0 4 28 32 39 0 678 84.8 Cayo 11 125 0 0 0 142 55 0 17 0 1 2 7 21 0 381 91.9 Corozal 3 17 0 0 0 46 10 3 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 100.0 Orange Walk 5 66 0 0 0 41 26 3 14 1 0 0 2 1 0 159 97.5 Stann Creek 1 26 1 0 0 19 31 0 3 0 0 0 11 11 0 103 78.6 Toledo 0 23 0 0 0 27 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 58 94.8 Rural 36 468 1 1 0 784 208 13 119 1 6 9 57 100 141 1,944 83.8 Belize 6 61 1 0 0 98 18 2 12 1 1 0 1 16 0 217 91.2 Cayo 7 132 0 0 0 168 56 1 16 0 1 6 8 36 58 489 77.7 Corozal 7 72 0 0 0 114 30 7 41 0 2 0 1 2 29 305 88.9 Orange Walk 11 94 0 1 0 81 39 2 26 0 0 1 7 13 45 320 79.4 Stann Creek 3 54 0 0 0 125 43 1 7 0 0 1 21 10 6 271 86.0 Toledo 2 55 0 0 0 198 22 0 17 0 2 1 19 23 3 342 86.0 Total 80 911 2 5 3 1319 396 30 195 2 11 39 110 174 141 3,418 86.0 Belize 30 247 1 4 3 358 81 13 36 1 5 28 33 55 0 895 86.4 Cayo 18 257 0 0 0 310 111 1 33 0 2 8 15 57 58 870 83.9 Corozal 10 89 0 0 0 160 40 10 57 0 2 0 1 2 29 400 91.5 Orange Walk 16 160 0 1 0 122 65 5 40 1 0 1 9 14 45 479 85.4 Stann Creek 4 80 1 0 0 144 74 1 10 0 0 1 32 21 6 374 84.0 Toledo 2 78 0 0 0 225 25 0 19 0 2 1 20 25 3 400 87.3 District and Urban/Rural QUALIFICATION TOTAL % Trained TRAINED Level 1 Bachelor's Degree Note: MD Ed= Master’s Degree in Education; BD Ed= Bachelor’s Degree in Education; Dip Ed= Diploma in Secondary Education; LCP/ACP=Licentiate College of Preceptors/Associate College of Preceptors; AD PEd= Associate Degree in Primary Education; Cert Ed= Certificate in Primary Education; AD ECE= Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education; L2/2+1= Level 2/2+1 Ministry of Education 28 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Figure 10: Distribution of Primary School Teachers by District 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 29 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 19: Number of Primary School Teachers by Management, District, and Sex Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo TOTAL Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo TOTAL Government 93 196 44 152 84 73 642 94 191 43 150 83 72 633 Male 5 41 11 37 13 30 137 6 42 13 36 16 29 142 Female 88 155 33 115 71 43 505 88 149 30 114 67 43 491 Roman Catholic 260 353 197 180 134 276 1,400 264 347 192 178 136 272 1,389 Male 33 85 65 50 17 124 374 33 89 62 49 18 116 367 Female 227 268 132 130 117 152 1,026 231 258 130 129 118 156 1,022 Anglican 123 41 9 20 31 3 227 111 41 9 19 37 3 220 Male 12 6 0 4 3 0 25 13 5 1 4 3 0 26 Female 111 35 9 16 28 3 202 98 36 8 15 34 3 194 Methodist 114 0 27 0 44 22 207 103 0 27 0 44 22 196 Male 11 0 7 0 6 3 27 10 0 7 0 6 2 25 Female 103 0 20 0 38 19 180 93 0 20 0 38 20 171 SDA 60 56 52 20 16 8 212 58 56 51 18 16 8 207 Male 12 14 13 3 3 2 47 9 15 11 2 2 2 41 Female 48 42 39 17 13 6 165 49 41 40 16 14 6 166 Nazarene 11 69 14 0 0 0 94 10 64 14 0 0 0 88 Male 1 18 7 0 0 0 26 0 18 6 0 0 0 24 Female 10 51 7 0 0 0 68 10 46 8 0 0 0 64 Assemblies of God 11 12 4 0 25 0 52 10 10 4 0 27 0 51 Male 1 5 3 0 8 0 17 1 4 3 0 9 0 17 Female 10 7 1 0 17 0 35 9 6 1 0 18 0 34 Private 106 20 0 20 19 9 174 107 30 0 17 18 8 180 Male 17 1 0 5 1 5 29 15 6 0 4 0 3 28 Female 89 19 0 15 18 4 145 92 24 0 13 18 5 152 Mennonite 10 87 29 42 6 9 183 8 85 29 38 5 9 174 Male 2 41 15 33 5 6 102 2 32 15 34 3 6 92 Female 8 46 14 9 1 3 81 6 53 14 4 2 3 82 Other 107 36 24 45 15 0 227 105 36 24 45 15 0 225 Male 13 9 7 15 3 0 47 15 7 7 15 2 0 46 Female 94 27 17 30 12 0 180 90 29 17 30 13 0 179 Total 895 870 400 479 374 400 3,418 870 860 393 465 381 394 3,363 Male 107 220 128 147 59 170 831 104 218 125 144 59 158 808 Female 788 650 272 332 315 230 2,587 766 642 268 321 322 236 2,555 2019-2020Management and Sex 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 30 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Figure 11: Distribution of Primary School Teachers by Management 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 31 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 6.5 PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENT – TEACHER RATIO: Table 20: Student-Teacher Ratio by District and Urban/Rural Location Urban Rural Overall Urban Rural Overall Belize 19.8 18.1 19.4 20.0 17.3 19.3 Cayo 22.7 20.0 21.2 22.5 21.0 21.7 Corozal 22.4 20.0 20.5 22.4 19.6 20.2 Orange Walk 20.7 20.4 20.5 21.2 20.9 21.0 Stann Creek 19.3 23.7 22.5 18.8 22.1 21.2 Toledo 20.4 20.3 20.3 20.5 20.5 20.5 Total 20.8 20.4 20.6 20.9 20.4 20.6 District 2019-2020 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 32 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 7.0 TRANSITION RATE: 7.1 TRANSITION RATE FROM STANDARD VI TO Form 1 Table 21: Transition Rate to Secondary School 2018-2019 2019-2020 Graduates Graduates Belize 1,853 1,845 99.6% 1,934 1,858 96.1% Male 910 916 100.7% 988 928 93.9% Female 943 929 98.5% 946 930 98.3% Cayo 1,755 1,448 82.5% 1,825 1,387 76.0% Male 856 686 80.1% 911 679 74.5% Female 899 762 84.8% 914 708 77.5% Corozal 826 723 87.5% 910 690 75.8% Male 419 373 89.0% 478 354 74.1% Female 407 350 86.0% 432 336 77.8% Orange Walk 1,149 720 62.7% 1,089 639 58.7% Male 626 364 58.1% 547 307 56.1% Female 523 356 68.1% 542 332 61.3% Stann Creek 766 773 100.9% 776 751 96.8% Male 380 372 97.9% 377 358 95.0% Female 386 401 103.9% 399 393 98.5% Toledo 810 600 74.1% 827 561 67.8% Male 418 322 77.0% 423 296 70.0% Female 392 278 70.9% 404 265 65.6% Total 7,159 6,109 85.3% 7,361 5,886 80.0% Male 3,609 3,033 84.0% 3,724 2,922 78.5% Female 3,550 3,076 86.6% 3,637 2,964 81.5% District and Sex 2019-2020 2020-2021 New Entrants Transition Rate New Entrants Transition Rate Note: The table compares the number of graduates in one district and the number of new entrants in that same district; however, some students graduate from a primary school in one district then transition to a secondary school in another district. Ministry of Education 33 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 8.0 SECONDARY EDUCATION: 8.1 NUMBER OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS Table 22: Number of Secondary Schools by District, Management, and Urban/Rural Location Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo TOTAL Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo TOTAL Government 7 2 1 2 3 2 17 7 2 1 2 3 2 17 Urban 5 2 0 1 0 0 8 5 2 0 1 0 0 8 Rural 2 0 1 1 3 2 9 2 0 1 1 3 2 9 Roman Catholic 3 4 1 2 1 0 11 3 4 1 2 1 0 11 Urban 3 4 0 2 1 0 10 3 4 0 2 1 0 10 Rural 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Community 2 0 1 0 1 2 6 2 0 1 0 1 2 6 Urban 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 Rural 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 Private 1 3 0 2 1 1 8 1 3 0 2 1 1 8 Urban 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Rural 0 2 0 2 1 1 6 0 2 0 2 1 1 6 Mennonite 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 Urban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rural 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 SDA 1 2 1 0 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 5 Urban 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Rural 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 Other 4 3 2 1 0 0 10 4 4 2 1 0 0 11 Urban 3 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 5 Rural 1 2 2 0 0 0 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 6 Total 18 17 6 8 6 6 61 18 18 6 8 6 6 62 Urban 14 9 1 4 2 1 31 14 9 1 4 2 1 31 Rural 4 8 5 4 4 5 30 4 9 5 4 4 5 31 2019-2020Management and Urban / Rural 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 34 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Figure 12: Distribution of Secondary Schools by District and Urban/Rural Location 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 35 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 23: Number of Secondary Schools by District, Funding Source, and Urban/Rural Location Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo TOTAL Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo TOTAL Government 7 2 1 2 3 2 17 7 2 1 2 3 2 17 Urban 5 2 0 1 0 0 8 5 2 0 1 0 0 8 Rural 2 0 1 1 3 2 9 2 0 1 1 3 2 9 Government-Aided Community 2 0 1 0 1 2 6 2 0 1 0 1 2 6 Urban 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 Rural 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 Government-Aided Denominational 8 7 3 3 1 1 23 8 7 3 3 1 1 23 Urban 7 6 0 3 1 0 17 7 6 0 3 1 0 17 Rural 1 1 3 0 0 1 6 1 1 3 0 0 1 6 Private 1 8 1 3 1 1 15 1 9 1 3 1 1 16 Urban 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Rural 0 7 1 3 1 1 13 0 8 1 3 1 1 14 ALL SCHOOLS 18 17 6 8 6 6 61 18 18 6 8 6 6 62 Urban 14 9 1 4 2 1 31 14 9 1 4 2 1 31 Rural 4 8 5 4 4 5 30 4 9 5 4 4 5 31 Funding and Urban / Rural 2019-2020 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 36 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Figure 13: Distribution of Secondary Schools by Funding Source 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 37 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 8.2 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT: Table 24: Secondary Enrolment by District, Form, and Sex Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 TOTAL Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 TOTAL Belize 1,988 1,872 1,676 1,455 6,991 1,933 1,883 1,803 1,584 7,203 Male 1,006 860 769 653 3,288 969 925 825 706 3,425 Female 982 1,012 907 802 3,703 964 958 978 878 3,778 Cayo 1,575 1,401 1,269 1,135 5,380 1,415 1,418 1,336 1,200 5,369 Male 781 670 581 505 2,537 706 667 631 545 2,549 Female 794 731 688 630 2,843 709 751 705 655 2,820 Corozal 727 614 591 501 2,433 693 701 598 548 2,540 Male 371 286 284 251 1,192 356 357 279 251 1,243 Female 356 328 307 250 1,241 337 344 319 297 1,297 Orange Walk 777 613 599 477 2,466 694 688 570 544 2,496 Male 390 250 289 211 1,140 343 327 239 257 1,166 Female 387 363 310 266 1,326 351 361 331 287 1,330 Stann Creek 819 756 681 598 2,854 798 796 758 620 2,972 Male 403 377 339 280 1,399 400 379 376 303 1,458 Female 416 379 342 318 1,455 398 417 382 317 1,514 Toledo 632 568 501 455 2,156 567 596 536 481 2,180 Male 350 297 238 221 1,106 309 325 279 229 1,142 Female 282 271 263 234 1,050 258 271 257 252 1,038 TOTAL 6,518 5,824 5,317 4,621 22,280 6,100 6,082 5,601 4,977 22,760 Male 3,301 2,740 2,500 2,121 10,662 3,083 2,980 2,629 2,291 10,983 Female 3,217 3,084 2,817 2,500 11,618 3,017 3,102 2,972 2,686 11,777 District and Sex 2019-2020 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 38 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 25: Secondary Enrolment by Age, Form, and Sex Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 TOTAL Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 TOTAL <12 2 0 0 0 2 4 3 5 0 12 Male 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 6 Female 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 6 12 89 5 5 0 99 51 2 0 3 56 Male 38 3 1 0 42 19 0 0 2 21 Female 51 2 4 0 57 32 2 0 1 35 13 2,908 106 9 4 3,027 2,512 58 6 3 2,579 Male 1,240 50 4 2 1,296 1,121 25 3 1 1,150 Female 1,668 56 5 2 1,731 1,391 33 3 2 1,429 14 2,019 2,602 118 4 4,743 2,199 2,435 78 8 4,720 Male 1,067 1,062 45 1 2,175 1,116 1,021 38 2 2,177 Female 952 1,540 73 3 2,568 1,083 1,414 40 6 2,543 15 960 1,821 2,311 120 5,212 866 2,055 2,218 87 5,226 Male 591 868 956 45 2,460 516 1,005 908 36 2,465 Female 369 953 1,355 75 2,752 350 1,050 1,310 51 2,761 16 390 833 1,608 1,987 4,818 320 967 1,866 1,926 5,079 Male 259 471 772 803 2,305 211 567 845 778 2,401 Female 131 362 836 1,184 2,513 109 400 1,021 1,148 2,678 17 105 325 807 1,399 2,636 101 400 913 1,673 3,087 Male 75 199 448 668 1,390 69 251 511 775 1,606 Female 30 126 359 731 1,246 32 149 402 898 1,481 18+ 45 132 459 1,107 1,743 47 162 515 1,277 2,001 Male 31 87 274 602 994 28 109 323 697 1,157 Female 14 45 185 505 749 19 53 192 580 844 TOTAL 6,518 5,824 5,317 4,621 22,280 6,100 6,082 5,601 4,977 22,760 Male 3,301 2,740 2,500 2,121 10,662 3,083 2,980 2,629 2,291 10,983 Female 3,217 3,084 2,817 2,500 11,618 3,017 3,102 2,972 2,686 11,777 Age and Sex 2019-2020 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 39 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 26a: Secondary Enrolment by Funding Source, Sex, District, and Urban/Rural Location 2020-2021 U R U R U R U R U R U R U R All TOTAL 6,344 859 4,598 771 873 1,667 2,186 310 1,390 1,582 677 1,503 16,068 6,692 22,760 Government 1,577 599 1,438 0 0 804 865 274 0 1,579 0 1,327 3,880 4,583 8,463 Government-Aided Community 654 150 0 0 873 0 0 0 970 0 677 24 3,174 174 3,348 Government-Aided Denominational 3,908 110 3,151 312 0 773 1,321 0 420 0 0 116 8,800 1,311 10,111 Private 205 0 9 459 0 90 0 36 0 3 0 36 214 624 838 Males: 2,980 445 2,175 374 401 842 1,003 163 668 790 339 803 7,566 3,417 10,983 Government 789 307 699 0 0 371 398 150 0 787 0 707 1,886 2,322 4,208 Government-Aided Community 319 90 0 0 401 0 0 0 439 0 339 12 1,498 102 1,600 Government-Aided Denominational 1,777 48 1,470 162 0 433 605 0 229 0 0 64 4,081 707 4,788 Private 95 0 6 212 0 38 0 13 0 3 0 20 101 286 387 Females: 3,364 414 2,423 397 472 825 1,183 147 722 792 338 700 8,502 3,275 11,777 Government 788 292 739 0 0 433 467 124 0 792 0 620 1,994 2,261 4,255 Government-Aided Community 335 60 0 0 472 0 0 0 531 0 338 12 1,676 72 1,748 Government-Aided Denominational 2,131 62 1,681 150 0 340 716 0 191 0 0 52 4,719 604 5,323 Private 110 0 3 247 0 52 0 23 0 0 0 16 113 338 451 Funding and Sex District & Urban/Rural Location TOTAL Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo Ministry of Education 40 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 26b: Secondary Enrolment by Funding Source, Sex, District, and Urban/Rural Location 2019-2020 U R U R U R U R U R U R U R All TOTAL 6,178 813 4,600 780 853 1,580 2,154 312 1,324 1,530 661 1,495 15,770 6,510 22,280 Government 1,563 591 1,411 0 0 786 852 267 0 1,528 0 1,326 3,826 4,498 8,324 Government-Aided Community 644 125 0 0 853 0 0 0 933 0 661 21 3,091 146 3,237 Government-Aided Denominational 3,767 97 3,189 335 0 700 1,302 0 391 0 0 110 8,649 1,242 9,891 Private 204 0 0 445 0 94 0 45 0 2 0 38 204 624 828 Males: 2,855 433 2,164 373 391 801 970 170 643 756 321 785 7,344 3,318 10,662 Government 780 311 698 0 0 372 392 150 0 754 0 691 1,870 2,278 4,148 Government-Aided Community 307 79 0 0 391 0 0 0 445 0 321 10 1,464 89 1,553 Government-Aided Denominational 1,672 43 1,466 172 0 386 578 0 198 0 0 64 3,914 665 4,579 Private 96 0 0 201 0 43 0 20 0 2 0 20 96 286 382 Females: 3,323 380 2,436 407 462 779 1,184 142 681 774 340 710 8,426 3,192 11,618 Government 783 280 713 0 0 414 460 117 0 774 0 635 1,956 2,220 4,176 Government-Aided Community 337 46 0 0 462 0 0 0 488 0 340 11 1,627 57 1,684 Government-Aided Denominational 2,095 54 1,723 163 0 314 724 0 193 0 0 46 4,735 577 5,312 Private 108 0 0 244 0 51 0 25 0 0 0 18 108 338 446 Funding and Sex District & Urban/Rural Location TOTAL Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo Ministry of Education 41 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Figure 14: Distribution of Secondary School Enrolment by District 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 42 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 8.3 SECONDARY SCHOOL REPETITION AND DROPOUT RATE: Table 27: Secondary School Repetition Rate by Form, District, and Sex No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Form 1 167 8.1 125 8.1 44 6.2 69 9.2 44 5.1 36 5.1 485 7.3 80 4.0 60 3.8 34 4.7 54 6.9 40 4.9 34 5.4 302 4.6 Male 112 11.1 88 11.4 34 9.7 43 12.8 28 6.7 27 6.9 332 10.1 48 4.8 44 5.6 22 5.9 33 8.5 33 8.2 28 8.0 208 6.3 Female 55 5.2 37 4.8 10 2.8 26 6.3 16 3.7 9 2.9 153 4.6 32 3.3 16 2.0 12 3.4 21 5.4 7 1.7 6 2.1 94 2.9 Form 2 142 7.8 120 8.4 28 4.5 52 8.1 27 3.5 18 3.3 387 6.6 48 2.6 25 1.8 19 3.1 35 5.7 21 2.8 21 3.7 169 2.9 Male 83 9.7 85 12.4 16 5.5 28 9.4 17 4.5 16 5.7 245 8.8 29 3.4 13 1.9 13 4.5 12 4.8 10 2.7 16 5.4 93 3.4 Female 59 6.2 35 4.7 12 3.7 24 7.0 10 2.6 2 0.7 142 4.7 19 1.9 12 1.6 6 1.8 23 6.3 11 2.9 5 1.8 76 2.5 Form 3 123 7.2 91 7.2 54 9.2 38 6.9 23 3.4 15 2.9 344 6.5 46 2.7 37 2.9 22 3.7 42 7.0 23 3.4 7 1.4 177 3.3 Male 80 9.9 56 9.7 35 12.5 18 7.5 16 4.9 9 3.4 214 8.6 27 3.5 21 3.6 13 4.6 29 10.0 14 4.1 5 2.1 109 4.4 Female 43 4.7 35 5.1 19 6.1 20 6.4 7 2.0 6 2.4 130 4.6 19 2.1 16 2.3 9 2.9 13 4.2 9 2.6 2 0.8 68 2.4 Form 4 50 3.6 56 5.0 18 3.6 25 5.2 14 2.3 4 0.9 167 3.7 23 1.6 25 2.2 5 1.0 14 2.9 3 0.5 1 0.2 71 1.5 Male 36 5.9 35 6.7 11 4.7 16 7.8 6 2.2 3 1.4 107 5.2 8 1.2 12 2.4 4 1.6 8 3.8 0 0.0 1 0.5 33 1.6 Female 14 1.8 21 3.5 7 2.6 9 3.3 8 2.5 1 0.5 60 2.4 15 1.9 13 2.1 1 0.4 6 2.3 3 0.9 0 0.0 38 1.5 Total 482 6.9 392 7.3 144 6.0 184 7.6 108 3.7 73 3.3 1383 6.2 197 2.8 147 2.7 80 3.3 145 5.9 87 3.0 63 2.9 719 3.2 Male 311 9.5 264 10.3 96 8.3 105 9.7 67 4.8 55 4.8 898 8.4 112 3.4 90 3.5 52 4.4 82 7.2 57 4.1 50 4.5 443 4.2 Female 171 4.6 128 4.5 48 3.8 79 5.9 41 2.7 18 1.7 485 4.2 85 2.3 57 2.0 28 2.3 63 4.8 30 2.1 13 1.2 276 2.4 2019-2020 ToledoCorozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Overall Repeaters Belize CayoOverall Repeaters Form and Sex 2018-2019 Orange Walk Stann Creek ToledoBelize Cayo Corozal Ministry of Education 43 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 28: Secondary School Dropout Rate by Form, District, and Sex No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Form 1 90 4.4 111 7.2 87 12.3 58 7.7 53 6.2 57 8.1 456 6.9 41 2.1 96 6.1 45 6.2 38 4.9 22 2.7 23 3.6 265 4.1 Male 62 6.2 59 7.6 55 15.7 32 9.5 29 6.9 37 9.4 274 8.4 28 2.8 53 6.8 33 8.9 27 6.9 15 3.7 13 3.7 169 5.1 Female 28 2.7 52 6.7 32 8.9 26 6.3 24 5.5 20 6.4 182 5.4 13 1.3 43 5.4 12 3.4 11 2.8 7 1.7 10 3.5 96 3.0 Form 2 59 3.2 84 5.8 49 8.0 33 5.2 35 4.6 24 4.3 284 4.9 32 1.7 62 4.4 35 5.7 18 2.9 24 3.2 24 4.2 195 3.3 Male 34 4.0 42 6.1 19 6.6 11 3.7 19 5.0 13 4.6 138 4.9 22 2.6 36 5.4 20 7.0 6 2.4 12 3.2 17 5.7 113 4.1 Female 25 2.6 42 5.6 30 9.2 22 6.4 16 4.1 11 4.0 146 4.8 10 1.0 26 3.6 15 4.6 12 3.3 12 3.2 7 2.6 82 2.7 Form 3 62 3.6 64 5.1 32 5.4 37 6.7 30 4.5 24 4.6 249 4.7 41 2.4 59 4.6 25 4.2 29 4.8 32 4.7 15 3.0 201 3.8 Male 39 4.8 32 5.6 12 4.3 12 5.0 16 4.9 14 5.3 125 5.0 19 2.5 27 4.6 15 5.3 16 5.5 16 4.7 6 2.5 99 4.0 Female 23 2.5 32 4.6 20 6.5 25 8.0 14 4.0 10 3.9 124 4.4 22 2.4 32 4.7 10 3.3 13 4.2 16 4.7 9 3.4 102 3.6 Form 4 28 2.0 31 2.8 12 2.4 8 1.7 13 2.2 10 2.3 102 2.2 8 0.5 27 2.4 5 1.0 7 1.5 18 3.0 7 1.5 72 1.6 Male 16 2.6 18 3.5 7 3.0 5 2.4 5 1.8 5 2.3 56 2.7 3 0.5 12 2.4 3 1.2 5 2.4 7 2.5 6 2.7 36 1.7 Female 12 1.5 13 2.2 5 1.9 3 1.1 8 2.5 5 2.4 46 1.9 5 0.6 15 2.4 2 0.8 2 0.8 11 3.5 1 0.4 36 1.4 Total 239 3.4 290 5.4 180 7.4 136 5.6 131 4.5 115 5.2 1,091 4.9 122 1.7 244 4.5 110 4.5 92 3.7 96 3.4 69 3.2 733 3.3 Male 151 4.6 151 5.9 93 8.1 60 5.6 69 4.9 69 6.0 593 5.6 72 2.2 128 5.0 71 6.0 54 4.7 50 3.6 42 3.8 417 3.9 Female 88 2.4 139 4.9 87 6.9 76 5.7 62 4.1 46 4.4 498 4.3 50 1.4 116 4.1 39 3.1 38 2.9 46 3.2 27 2.6 316 2.7 Belize CorozalCayo Stann Creek Form and Sex ToledoCayo Corozal Orange Walk Toledo Orange WalkBelize Stann Creek 2018-2019 Overall Dropout 2019-2020 Overall Dropout Ministry of Education 44 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Figure 15: Secondary Schools Repetition and Dropout Rates by District 2019-2020 Ministry of Education 45 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 8.4 SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: Table 29a: Number of Secondary School Teachers by District, Urban/Rural Location, and Qualification 2020-2021 DD Ed MD Ed BD SEd BD PEd Dip SEd AD PEd CBET Urban 6 138 463 5 134 6 2 4 27 120 104 8 0 7 1,024 73.6 Belize 2 59 174 1 46 3 2 2 13 61 55 4 0 1 423 67.8 Cayo 3 34 101 0 61 0 0 2 6 39 26 1 0 4 277 71.8 Corozal 0 8 35 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 54 92.6 Orange Walk 0 24 99 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 136 91.9 Stann Creek 0 8 36 4 18 3 0 0 5 5 9 1 0 2 91 75.8 Toledo 1 5 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 7 2 0 0 43 55.8 Rural 1 37 177 10 38 5 8 0 8 68 64 16 0 2 434 63.6 Belize 0 11 18 0 5 0 4 0 2 7 11 0 0 0 58 65.5 Cayo 0 5 14 8 4 1 0 0 0 20 12 3 0 0 67 47.8 Corozal 0 9 50 0 14 0 1 0 1 6 10 0 0 2 93 79.6 Orange Walk 0 1 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 0 0 24 54.2 Stann Creek 0 5 66 2 7 2 3 0 1 9 4 1 0 0 100 85.0 Toledo 1 6 19 0 6 2 0 0 2 25 27 4 0 0 92 37.0 Total 7 175 640 15 172 11 10 4 35 188 168 24 0 9 1,458 70.6 Belize 2 70 192 1 51 3 6 2 15 68 66 4 0 1 481 67.6 Cayo 3 39 115 8 65 1 0 2 6 59 38 4 0 4 344 67.2 Corozal 0 17 85 0 21 0 1 0 1 8 12 0 0 2 147 84.4 Orange Walk 0 25 109 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 5 8 0 0 160 86.3 Stann Creek 0 13 102 6 25 5 3 0 6 14 13 2 0 2 191 80.6 Toledo 2 11 37 0 6 2 0 0 3 34 34 6 0 0 135 43.0 Craft Trade Other / not stated District and Urban/Rural QUALIFICATION TOTAL % Trained TRAINED Bachelor's Degree Doctorate Degree Master's Degree Associate Degree High School Note: DD Ed= Doctorate Degree in Education; MD Ed= Master’s Degree in Education; BD SEd= Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education; BD PEd= Bachelor’s Degree in Primary Education; Dip SEd= Diploma in Secondary Education; AD PEd= Associate Degree in Primary Education; CBET=Competency Based Education & Training Ministry of Education 46 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 29b: Number of Secondary School Teachers by District, Urban/Rural Location, and Qualification 2019-2020 DD Ed MD Ed BD SEd BD PEd Dip SEd AD PEd L2/2+1 Urban 4 130 384 9 185 4 6 2 27 139 110 6 1 9 1,016 71.1 Belize 2 51 129 2 82 3 3 0 14 67 63 1 0 2 419 64.9 Cayo 1 36 106 2 58 1 3 1 4 34 24 2 0 4 276 75.0 Corozal 0 10 28 0 13 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 54 94.4 Orange Walk 0 20 82 0 14 0 0 0 3 11 1 0 0 0 131 88.5 Stann Creek 1 10 33 4 18 0 0 0 1 8 11 0 1 3 90 73.3 Toledo 0 3 6 1 0 0 0 1 5 17 10 3 0 0 46 21.7 Rural 1 31 196 18 37 6 1 0 6 55 65 13 6 5 440 65.9 Belize 0 10 14 0 15 0 0 0 1 11 10 0 0 61 63.9 Cayo 0 2 36 2 5 1 0 0 1 4 6 2 1 3 63 73.0 Corozal 0 9 55 0 10 0 0 0 1 4 12 0 1 92 80.4 Orange Walk 0 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 25 64.0 Stann Creek 0 2 60 10 6 3 0 0 1 8 7 0 0 2 99 81.8 Toledo 1 5 18 6 1 2 1 0 2 28 30 2 4 100 34.0 Total 5 161 580 27 222 10 7 2 33 194 175 19 7 14 1,456 69.5 Belize 2 61 143 2 97 3 3 0 15 78 73 1 0 2 480 64.8 Cayo 1 38 142 4 63 2 3 1 5 38 30 4 1 7 339 74.6 Corozal 0 19 83 0 23 0 0 0 1 6 13 0 1 0 146 85.6 Orange Walk 0 23 95 0 14 0 0 0 3 11 1 9 0 0 156 84.6 Stann Creek 1 12 93 14 24 3 0 0 2 16 18 0 1 5 189 77.8 Toledo 1 8 24 7 1 2 1 1 7 45 40 5 4 0 146 30.1 Doctorate Degree Master's Degree Associate Degree High School Craft Trade Other / not stated District and Urban/Rural QUALIFICATION TOTAL % Trained TRAINED Bachelor's Degree Note: DD Ed= Doctorate Degree in Education; MD Ed= Master’s Degree in Education; BD Ed= Bachelor’s Degree in Education; Dip Ed= Diploma in Secondary Education, AD PEd= Associate Degree in Primary Education; L2/2+1= Level 2/2+1 Ministry of Education 47 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Figure 16: Distribution of Secondary School Teachers by District 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 48 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 9.0 ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION Table 30: Adult & Continuing Education Enrolment by District and Sex District and Sex 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 Belize 633 566 537 494 312 Male 252 230 193 205 98 Female 381 336 344 289 214 Cayo 173 143 143 113 178 Male 88 44 67 41 74 Female 85 99 76 72 104 Corozal 178 201 213 238 140 Male 90 96 104 105 59 Female 88 105 109 133 81 Orange Wa 25 18 23 27 12 Male 13 9 10 10 5 Female 12 9 13 17 7 Stann Cree 124 154 160 136 107 Male 48 54 68 49 36 Female 76 100 92 87 71 Toledo 78 85 81 77 69 Male 15 11 48 40 26 Female 63 74 33 37 43 Total 1,211 1,167 1,157 1,085 818 Male 506 444 490 450 298 Female 705 723 667 635 520 Ministry of Education 49 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 10.0 VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL EDUCATION Table 31: Full Time Enrolment in ITVETs by District and Sex District and Sex 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 Belize 114 99 91 128 150 Male 86 78 84 101 127 Female 28 21 7 27 23 Cayo 171 144 167 192 244 Male 116 101 115 130 161 Female 55 43 52 62 83 Corozal 67 50 61 61 71 Male 47 33 45 42 48 Female 20 17 16 19 23 Orange Walk 240 292 295 333 212 Male 224 265 261 305 196 Female 16 27 34 28 16 Stann Creek 83 82 86 86 81 Male 62 63 57 57 57 Female 21 19 29 29 24 Toledo 48 62 53 56 66 Male 32 41 33 39 50 Female 16 21 20 17 16 Total 723 729 753 856 824 Male 567 581 595 674 639 Female 156 148 158 182 185 Note: ITVET- Institute for Technical Vocational Education and Training Ministry of Education 50 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 11.0 TERTIARY EDUCATION Table 32: Junior College Enrolment by District and Sex District and Sex 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 Belize 1,617 1,683 1,724 1,742 1,697 Male 682 679 668 682 722 Female 935 1,004 1,056 1,060 975 Cayo 613 622 682 708 544 Male 276 279 275 287 216 Female 337 343 407 421 328 Corozal 992 972 1,044 1,160 1,188 Male 492 486 479 518 531 Female 500 486 565 642 657 Orange Walk 327 339 342 330 335 Male 143 152 147 140 134 Female 184 187 195 190 201 Stann Creek 747 651 655 677 605 Male 244 202 231 249 204 Female 503 449 424 428 401 Toledo 0 0 0 0 0 Male 0 0 0 0 0 Female 0 0 0 0 0 Total 4,296 4,267 4,447 4,617 4,369 Male 1,837 1,798 1,800 1,876 1,807 Female 2,459 2,469 2,647 2,741 2,562 Ministry of Education 51 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 33: Tertiary Enrolment by Level and Sex Level and Sex 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 Junior College 4,296 4,267 4,447 4,617 4,369 Male 1,837 1,798 1,800 1,876 1,807 Female 2,459 2,469 2,647 2,741 2,562 University 5,129 5,260 5,383 5,557 4,925 Male 1,756 1,806 1,868 1,896 1,682 Female 3,373 3,454 3,515 3,661 3,243 Total 9,425 9,527 9,830 10,174 9,294 Male 3,593 3,604 3,668 3,772 3,489 Female 5,832 5,923 6,162 6,402 5,805 Note: The figures above refer to enrolment in local programs only. Ministry of Education 52 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 12.0 ENROLMENT TRENDS Table 34: Preschool Enrolment Trend Annual % Male Female Total Change 2016-17 231 3,701 3,760 7,461 -2.1 2017-18 233 3,626 3,723 7,349 -1.5 2018-19 227 3,726 3,759 7,485 1.9 2019-20 229 3,689 3,623 7,312 -2.3 2020-21 215 2,669 2,715 5,384 -26.4 YEAR EnrolmentNo. of Schools Table 35: Primary School Enrolment Trend Annual % Special Ed BEGIN. INF. 1 INF. 2 STD. 1 STD. 2 STD. 3 STD. 4 STD. 5 STD. 6 Change 2016-17 204 23 8,515 8,426 8,723 8,729 8,484 8,408 8,235 7,551 67,298 -1.2 2017-18 228 24 8,268 8,227 8,400 8,690 8,536 8,391 8,235 7,466 66,465 -1.2 2018-19 202 21 8,256 8,143 8,430 8,428 8,661 8,247 8,328 7,277 65,993 -0.7 2019-20 231 4 8,160 7,932 8,184 8,326 8,210 8,402 8,085 7,448 64,982 -1.5 2020-21 206 0 6,778 7,991 7,967 8,065 8,244 8,191 8,403 7,941 63,786 -1.8 Year TOTAL Grade Ministry of Education 53 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 36: Secondary School Enrolment Trend Total Annual % Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4Enrolmen Change 2016-17 6,625 5,731 5,205 4,475 22,036 -0.3 2017-18 6,687 5,719 5,203 4,418 22,027 0.0 2018-19 6,627 5,831 5,318 4,537 22,313 1.3 2019-20 6,518 5,824 5,317 4,621 22,280 -0.1 2020-21 6,100 6,082 5,601 4,977 22,760 2.2 Year Form Ministry of Education 54 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 13.0 FINANCE Figure 17: GOB Recurrent Expenditure by Ministry 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 55 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Figure 18: Ministry of Education Recurrent Expenditure by Sub-sector 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 56 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Figure 19: MOES Recurrent Spending Per Student by Level of Education 2020-2021 Ministry of Education 57 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 14.0 EXAMINATION RESULTS 14.1 PSE PERFORMANCE: Table 37: Student Performance in PSE by District and Urban/Rural Location (A) Excellent (A) Excellent No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Belize 170 8.8 330 17.1 439 22.7 413 21.4 581 30.1 1,933 208 10.9 300 15.8 387 20.4 372 19.6 633 33.3 1,900 Urban 139 9.3 270 18.1 327 22.0 311 20.9 441 29.6 1,488 173 11.8 237 16.1 292 19.9 278 18.9 488 33.2 1,468 Rural 31 7.0 60 13.5 112 25.2 102 22.9 140 31.5 445 35 8.1 63 14.6 95 22.0 94 21.8 145 33.6 432 Cayo 145 8.1 285 16.0 436 24.5 424 23.8 493 27.7 1,783 192 11.1 316 18.4 390 22.6 374 21.7 450 26.1 1,722 Urban 108 13.0 187 22.6 237 28.6 177 21.4 120 14.5 829 144 17.1 215 25.5 199 23.6 152 18.0 133 15.8 843 Rural 37 3.9 98 10.3 199 20.9 247 25.9 373 39.1 954 48 5.5 101 11.5 191 21.7 222 25.3 317 36.1 879 Corozal 81 9.8 142 17.1 194 23.4 190 22.9 223 26.9 830 71 8.8 125 15.5 180 22.2 194 24.0 239 29.5 809 Urban 54 20.6 58 22.1 55 21.0 46 17.6 49 18.7 262 54 21.7 50 20.1 50 20.1 48 19.3 47 18.9 249 Rural 27 4.8 84 14.8 139 24.5 144 25.4 174 30.6 568 17 3.0 75 13.4 130 23.2 146 26.1 192 34.3 560 Orange Walk 75 8.0 177 18.8 200 21.3 219 23.3 270 28.7 941 101 10.3 176 17.9 214 21.7 199 20.2 295 29.9 985 Urban 54 14.1 94 24.6 83 21.7 81 21.2 70 18.3 382 62 16.9 79 21.5 84 22.9 59 16.1 83 22.6 367 Rural 21 3.8 83 14.8 117 20.9 138 24.7 200 35.8 559 39 6.3 97 15.7 130 21.0 140 22.7 212 34.3 618 Stann Creek 34 4.4 110 14.2 185 23.9 201 26.0 244 31.5 774 40 5.2 100 13.0 152 19.7 214 27.8 264 34.3 770 Urban 8 3.7 32 14.9 48 22.3 50 23.3 77 35.8 215 13 6.0 31 14.4 45 20.9 59 27.4 67 31.2 215 Rural 26 4.7 78 14.0 137 24.5 151 27.0 167 29.9 559 27 4.9 69 12.4 107 19.3 155 27.9 197 35.5 555 Toledo 39 4.6 71 8.4 151 17.8 219 25.8 370 43.5 850 32 3.9 84 10.2 148 18.0 212 25.7 348 42.2 824 Urban 15 9.6 26 16.7 32 20.5 35 22.4 48 30.8 156 18 13.2 35 25.7 33 24.3 20 14.7 30 22.1 136 Rural 24 3.5 45 6.5 119 17.1 184 26.5 322 46.4 694 14 2.0 49 7.1 115 16.7 192 27.9 318 46.2 688 Total 544 7.7 1,115 15.7 1,605 22.6 1,666 23.4 2,181 30.7 7,111 644 9.2 1,101 15.7 1,471 21.0 1,565 22.3 2,229 31.8 7,010 Urban 378 11.3 667 20.0 782 23.5 700 21.0 805 24.2 3,332 464 14.2 647 19.7 703 21.4 616 18.8 848 25.9 3,278 Rural 166 4.4 448 11.9 823 21.8 966 25.6 1,376 36.4 3,779 180 4.8 454 12.2 768 20.6 949 25.4 1,381 37.0 3,732 Average of English, Math, Science, & Social Studies Score Average of English, Math, Science, & Social Studies Score 2019(B) Competent District and Urban/Rural (B) Competent (C) Satisfactory (E) Inadequate (D) Adequate (E) Inadequate2018(D) Adequate (C) Satisfactory Ministry of Education 58 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Figure 20: PSE District Mean by Subjects 2019 Ministry of Education 59 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 14.2 CSEC PERFORMANCE: Table 38a: Student Performance in CSEC by District and Urban/Rural Location 2020 TOTAL 4,621 3,118 2,719 87.2 58.8 3,112 1,055 33.9 22.8 Belize 1,455 1,099 943 85.8 64.8 1,101 355 32.2 24.4 Cayo 1,135 694 593 85.4 52.2 682 197 28.9 17.4 Corozal 501 418 372 89.0 74.3 420 204 48.6 40.7 Orange Walk 477 317 306 96.5 64.2 312 133 42.6 27.9 Stann Creek 598 318 276 86.8 46.2 316 100 31.6 16.7 Toledo 455 272 229 84.2 50.3 281 66 23.5 14.5 Urban 3,294 2,386 2,167 90.8 65.8 2,376 866 36.4 26.3 Belize 1,296 991 863 87.1 66.6 992 345 34.8 26.6 Cayo 976 590 551 93.4 56.5 580 176 30.3 18.0 Corozal 181 172 170 98.8 93.9 175 110 62.9 60.8 Orange Walk 428 300 292 97.3 68.2 295 131 44.4 30.6 Stann Creek 258 188 161 85.6 62.4 186 72 38.7 27.9 Toledo 155 145 130 89.7 83.9 148 32 21.6 20.6 Rural 1,327 732 552 75.4 41.6 736 189 25.7 14.2 Belize 159 108 80 74.1 50.3 109 10 9.2 6.3 Cayo 159 104 42 40.4 26.4 102 21 20.6 13.2 Corozal 320 246 202 82.1 63.1 245 94 38.4 29.4 Orange Walk 49 17 14 82.4 28.6 17 2 11.8 4.1 Stann Creek 340 130 115 88.5 33.8 130 28 21.5 8.2 Toledo 300 127 99 78.0 33.0 133 34 25.6 11.3 Satisfactory Levels of Performance Number % of Sitters % of Form 4 Enrolment Number % of Sitters % of Form 4 Enrolment District and Urban/Rural FORM 4 ENROLMENT 2019/2020 ENGLISH A MATHEMATICS No. of Sitters Satisfactory Levels of Performance No. of Sitters Note: Satisfactory Levels of Performance = Grade I, II, & III in General Proficiency of CSEC. Ministry of Education 60 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 38b: Student Performance in CSEC by District and Urban/Rural Location 2019 TOTAL 4,537 3,358 2,761 82.2 60.9 3,277 1,545 47.1 34.1 Belize 1,402 1,169 931 79.6 66.4 1,139 494 43.4 35.2 Cayo 1,124 779 660 84.7 58.7 733 301 41.1 26.8 Corozal 501 447 398 89.0 79.4 449 263 58.6 52.5 Orange Walk 479 340 276 81.2 57.6 338 220 65.1 45.9 Stann Creek 602 365 289 79.2 48.0 363 153 42.1 25.4 Toledo 429 258 207 80.2 48.3 255 114 44.7 26.6 Urban 3,260 2,561 2,166 84.6 66.4 2,501 1,253 50.1 38.4 Belize 1,252 1,057 870 82.3 69.5 1,025 483 47.1 38.6 Cayo 1,006 686 587 85.6 58.3 653 274 42.0 27.2 Corozal 193 196 178 90.8 92.2 202 133 65.8 68.9 Orange Walk 422 307 262 85.3 62.1 306 208 68.0 49.3 Stann Creek 264 203 168 82.8 63.6 200 108 54.0 40.9 Toledo 123 112 101 90.2 82.1 115 47 40.9 38.2 Rural 1,277 797 595 74.7 46.6 776 292 37.6 22.9 Belize 150 112 61 54.5 40.7 114 11 9.6 7.3 Cayo 118 93 73 78.5 61.9 80 27 33.8 22.9 Corozal 308 251 220 87.6 71.4 247 130 52.6 42.2 Orange Walk 57 33 14 42.4 24.6 32 12 37.5 21.1 Stann Creek 338 162 121 74.7 35.8 163 45 27.6 13.3 Toledo 306 146 106 72.6 34.6 140 67 47.9 21.9 District and Urban/Rural FORM 4 ENROLMENT 2018/19 ENGLISH A MATHEMATICS No. of Sitters Satisfactory Levels of Performance No. of Sitters Satisfactory Levels of Performance Number % of Sitters % of Form 4 Enrolment Number % of Sitters % of Form 4 Enrolment Note: Satisfactory Levels of Performance = Grade I, II, & III in General Proficiency of CSEC. Ministry of Education 61 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Figure 21: Percentage of Urban and Rural CSEC Candidates with Satisfactory Level Performance in English A 2016 to 2020 Figure 22: Percentage of Urban and Rural CSEC Candidates with Satisfactory Level Performance in Mathematics 2016 to 2020 Ministry of Education 62 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 15.0 EDUCATIONAL INDICATORS 15.1 NET ENROLMENT RATE AND GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO: Preschool Net Enrolment Rate measures the proportion of preschool aged children (3-4 years old) who are actually enrolled in the preschool system. Formula: PS E where: PS T PSE = Number of preschool aged children (aged 3-4) enrolled in preschool PST = Total population of 3-4 year olds Table 39: Preschool Net Enrolment Rate 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 Year Male Female Total 2016/2017 44.7 46.7 45.7 2017/2018 44.2 46.6 45.4 2018/2019 44.7 45.8 45.2 2019/2020 38.7 39.2 38.9 2020/2021 23.8 25.9 24.9 Figure 23: Preschool Net Enrolment Rate by Sex Ministry of Education 63 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Preschool Gross Enrolment Ratio measures the number of children enrolled in preschools as a proportion of the population of preschool aged children (3-4 years old). Formula: TOTAL ENROLMENT where: TOTAL POPULATION TOTAL ENROLMENT = Number of students enrolled in preschools TOTAL POPULATION = Total population of 3-4 year olds Table 40: Preschool Gross Enrolment Ratio 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 Year Male Female Total 2016/2017 47.7% 50.0% 48.9% 2017/2018 46.2% 48.7% 47.4% 2018/2019 47.0% 48.3% 47.7% 2019/2020 46.5% 46.6% 46.6% 2020/2021 33.5% 34.8% 34.2% Figure 24: Preschool Gross Enrolment Ratio by Sex Ministry of Education 64 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Primary School Net Enrolment Rate measures the proportion of primary school aged children (5-12 years old) who are actually enrolled in the primary school system. Formula: P E where: P T PE = Number of primary school aged children (aged 5-12) enrolled in Infant 1 to Standard 6 PT = Total population of 5-12 year olds Table 41: Primary School Net Enrolment Rate 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 Year Male Female Total 2016/2017 99.7 98.2 99.0 2017/2018 98.8 97.4 98.1 2018/2019 98.0 97.5 97.7 2019/2020 97.0 95.5 96.3 2020/2021 92.1 91.4 91.7 Figure 25: Primary School Net Enrolment Rate by Sex Ministry of Education 65 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Primary School Gross Enrolment Ratio measures the number of children enrolled in primary schools institutions as a proportion of the total 5-12 year old population. Formula: TOTAL ENROLMENT where: TOTAL POPULATION TOTAL ENROLMENT = Number of students enrolled in Infant 1 to Standard 6 TOTAL POPULATION = Total population of 5-12 year olds Table 42: Primary School Gross Enrolment Ratio 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 Year Male Female Total 2016/2017 111.9 108.2 110.0 2017/2018 111.0 107.0 109.0 2018/2019 109.9 106.6 108.3 2019/2020 108.5 104.3 106.4 2020/2021 106.2 101.7 104.0 Figure 26: Primary School Gross Enrolment Ratio by Sex Ministry of Education 66 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Secondary School Net Enrolment Rate measures the percentage of secondary school aged children (13-16 years old) who are enrolled in the secondary education system. Formula: S E where: S T SE = Number of secondary school aged children (aged 13-16) enrolled in secondary school ST = Total population of 13-16 year olds Table 43: Secondary School Net Enrolment Rate 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 Year Male Female Total 2016/2017 52.0 59.6 55.8 2017/2018 51.4 59.7 55.5 2018/2019 52.4 61.0 56.7 2019/2020 51.8 61.4 56.5 2020/2021 52.0 61.3 56.6 Figure 27: Secondary School Net Enrolment Rate by Sex Ministry of Education 67 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Secondary school Gross Enrolment Ratio measures the total number of students enrolled in secondary schools as a proportion of the total 13-16 year old population. Formula: TOTAL ENROLMENT where: TOTAL POPULATION TOTAL ENROLMENT = Number of students enrolled in secondary school TOTAL POPULATION = Total population of 13-16 year olds Table 44: Secondary School Gross Enrolment Ratio 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 Year Male Female Total 2016/2017 66.3 73.1 69.6 2017/2018 65.3 73.5 69.4 2018/2019 66.5 74.3 70.4 2019/2020 67.0 74.6 70.8 2020/2021 69.7 76.7 73.2 Figure 28: Secondary School Gross Enrolment Ratio by Sex Ministry of Education 68 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 15.2 AVERAGE REPETITION AND DROPOUT RATES: Primary School repetition rate measures the proportion of primary school students enrolled in a given year who repeat the same grade in which they were enrolled in the previous school year. Formula: R t where: E t-1 Rt = Number of repeaters in year t Et-1 = Total enrolment in year t-1 Table 45: Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Sex Year Male Female Total 2015/2016 7.0 4.6 5.9 2016/2017 7.1 4.5 5.9 2017/2018 7.5 5 6.3 2018/2019 7.2 4.8 6.0 2019/2020 1.2 0.9 1.1 Figure 29: Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Sex Ministry of Education 69 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 46: Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Grade 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 Grade 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 Inf 1 10.0 10.5 9.6 9.5 2.7 Inf 2 6.1 6.6 7.4 6.0 1.4 Std 1 6.0 6.5 7.3 6.2 1.0 Std 2 6.0 6.5 6.9 6.5 0.9 Std 3 6.3 5.6 6.2 6.2 0.7 Std 4 5.8 5.1 5.7 6.4 1.0 Std 5 5.6 5.7 6 6.1 0.6 Std 6 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 Figure 30: Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Grade Ministry of Education 70 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Primary school dropout rate measures the percentage of primary school students enrolled in a given year who dropped out of school during the year. Formula: D t where: E t Dt = Number of students who dropped out during year t Et = Total enrolment in year t Table 47: Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Sex 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 Year Male Female Total 2015/2016 0.8 0.5 0.7 2016/2017 0.7 0.4 0.6 2017/2018 0.8 0.6 0.7 2018/2019 0.7 0.6 0.6 2019/2020 0.3 0.3 0.3 Figure 31: Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Sex Ministry of Education 71 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 48: Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Grade 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 Grade 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 Inf 1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 Inf 2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 Std 1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 Std 2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 Std 3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 Std 4 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.5 0.3 Std 5 2.0 1.5 1.7 1.2 0.9 Std 6 1.8 1.3 1.4 1.1 0.5 Figure 32: Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Grade Ministry of Education 72 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Secondary school repetition rate measures the percentage of secondary school students enrolled in a given year who repeat the same grade in which they were enrolled in the previous year. Formula: R t where: E t-1 Rt = Number of repeaters in year t Et-1 = Total enrolment in year t-1 Table 49: Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Sex 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 Year Male Female Total 2015/2016 8.0 5.2 6.5 2016/2017 7.4 4.7 6.0 2017/2018 7.4 4.4 5.8 2018/2019 8.4 4.2 6.2 2019/2020 4.2 2.4 3.2 Figure 33: Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Sex Ministry of Education 73 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 50: Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Form 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 Form 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 Form 1 7.6 7.0 6.7 7.3 4.6 Form 2 7.1 6.5 5.6 6.6 2.9 Form 3 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.5 3.3 Form 4 3.8 2.8 3.6 3.7 1.5 Figure 34: Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Form Ministry of Education 74 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Secondary school dropout rate is a measure of the proportion of secondary school students enrolled in a given year who dropped out of school during that year. Formula: D t where: E t Dt = Number of students who dropped out during year t Et = Total enrolment in year t Table 51: Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Sex 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 Year Male Female Total 2015/2016 7.8 5.8 6.8 2016/2017 6.6 4.8 5.7 2017/2018 4.8 4.1 4.4 2018/2019 5.6 4.3 4.9 2019/2020 3.9 2.7 3.3 Figure 35: Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Sex Ministry of Education 75 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Table 52: Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Form 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 Form 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 Form 1 9.2 8.3 5 6.9 4.1 Form 2 7.3 5.8 4.4 4.9 3.3 Form 3 6.4 4.6 4.2 4.7 3.8 Form 4 2.8 2.8 2.2 2.2 1.6 Figure 36: Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Form Ministry of Education 76 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 15.3 STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO: Primary school student-teacher ratio (STR) indicates the number of primary school students who are enrolled per teacher for a given year. Formula: TOTAL ENROLLED where: TOTAL TEACHERS TOTAL ENROLLED = Number of students enrolled at the primary level TOTAL TEACHERS = Total number of teachers at the primary level Table 53: Primary School Student-Teacher Ratio (STR) 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 Year Urban Rural Total 2016/2017 21.7 21.4 21.5 2017/2018 21.1 21.4 21.2 2018/2019 21.0 20.5 20.7 2019/2020 20.8 20.4 20.6 2020/2021 20.9 20.4 20.6 Figure 37: Primary School STR by Urban/Rural Ministry of Education 77 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Secondary school student-teacher ratio (STR) indicates the number of secondary school students who are enrolled per teacher for a given year. Formula: TOTAL ENROLLED where: TOTAL TEACHERS TOTAL ENROLLED = Number of students enrolled at the secondary level TOTAL TEACHERS = Total number of teachers at the secondary level Table 54: Secondary School Student-Teacher Ratio (STR) 2016/2017 to 2020-2021 Year Urban Rural Total 2016/2017 16.3 15.5 16.1 2017/2018 16.2 16.3 16.2 2018/2019 16.4 16.3 16.4 2019/2020 16.6 15.7 16.3 2020/2021 16.9 17.2 16.9 Figure 38: Secondary School STR by Urban/Rural Ministry of Education 78 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 15.4 PERCENTAGE OF TRAINED SCHOOL TEACHERS: The percentage of trained preschool teachers measures the proportion of preschool teachers who have completed professional training in education. Formula: TOTAL TRAINED w here: TOTAL TEACHERS TOTAL TRAINED = Number of preschool teachers w ho have received formal professional training TOTAL TEACHERS = Total number of teachers at the preschool level Table 55: Percentage of Trained Preschool Teachers 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 Year Urban Rural Total 2016/2017 30.7 48.8 39.3 2017/2018 36.4 57.9 46.8 2018/2019 41.2 64.1 52.1 2019/2020 51.0 64.6 57.8 2020/2021 60.7 74.7 67.6 Figure 39: Percentage of Trained Preschool Teachers by Urban/Rural Ministry of Education 79 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 The percentage of trained primary school teachers measures the proportion of primary school teachers who have completed professional training in education. Formula: TOTAL TRAINED where: TOTAL TEACHERS TOTAL TRAINED = Number of primary school teachers who have received formal professional training TOTAL TEACHERS = Total number of teachers at the primary level Table 56: Percentage of Trained Primary School Teachers 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 Year Urban Rural Total 2016/2017 75.7 74.5 75.0 2017/2018 80.7 78.0 79.2 2018/2019 83.3 81.5 82.3 2019/2020 88.9 83.8 86.0 2020/2021 90.8 85.6 87.8 Figure 40: Percentage of Trained Primary School Teachers by Urban/Rural Ministry of Education 80 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 The percentage of trained secondary school teachers measures the proportion of all secondary school teachers who have completed formal professional training in education. Formula: TOTAL TRAINED where: TOTAL TEACHERS TOTAL TRAINED = Number of secondary school teachers who have received formal professional training TOTAL TEACHERS = Total number of teachers at the secondary level Table 57: Percentage of Trained Secondary School Teachers 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 Year Urban Rural Total 2016/2017 52.0 46.0 50.3 2017/2018 60.8 51.1 58.0 2018/2019 66.3 61.6 65.0 2019/2020 71.1 65.9 69.5 2020/2021 73.6 63.6 70.6 Figure 41: Percentage of Trained Secondary School Teachers by Urban/Rural Ministry of Education 81 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 15.5 APPARENT INTAKE RATE: Apparent intake rate measures the total number of new entrants in Infant 1, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the primary school-entrance age. Formula: N t where: P t Nt = Number of new entrants in Infant I in school-year t Pt = Population of official primary school entrance-age, in school-yeat t Table 58: Table: Apparent Intake Rate (AIR) 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 Year Male Female Total 2016/2017 103.4 99.7 101.6 2017/2018 99.3 97.7 98.5 2018/2019 95.7 97.8 96.7 2019/2020 95.0 94.4 94.7 2020/2021 85.4 84.2 84.8 Figure 42: Apparent Intake Rate by Sex 15.6 NET INTAKE RATE: Ministry of Education 82 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 Net Intake Rate measures the total number of new entrants in Infant 1 who are of the official primary school-entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the same age. Formula: N t where: P t Nt = Number of children of official primary school entrance age who enter Infant 1, in school-year t Pt = Population of official primary school entrance-age, in school-yeat t Table 59: Net Intake Rate (NIR) 2016/2017 to 2020/2021 Year Male Female Total 2016/2017 64.9 62.6 63.7 2017/2018 61.5 60.1 60.8 2018/2019 60.6 63.8 62.2 2019/2020 62.5 60.4 61.5 2020/2021 60.0 58.8 59.4 Figure 43: Net Intake Rate by Sex Ministry of Education 83 Abstract of Education Statistics 2020-2021 15.7 TOTAL ENROLMENT IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM: Table 60: Total Enrolment 2020-2021 Pre-School 2,669 2,715 5,384 Primary Education 33,070 30,716 63,786 Secondary Education 10,983 11,777 22,760 ACE 298 520 818 ITVET 639 185 824 Junior College 1,807 2,562 4,369 University 1,682 3,243 4,925 Total 51,148 51,718 102,866 Education Level Male Female Total