Ministry of Education Abstract of Education Statistics Policy and Planning Unit 52 Albert Street, Lower Flat 2011/12 Belize City Belize Phone: (501) 207-6486 Fax: (501) 227-5705 E-mail: edustats_bz@yahoo.com The Policy and Planning Unit Mission Statement The Policy and Planning Unit is committed to provide relevant and timely data to guide policy formulation and enhance overall efficiency and effectiveness within the education system. Vision The Policy and Planning Unit will be the pivot of the Ministry of Education. Motto Promoting data-based decision-making and strategic planning. Dr. Ellajean Gillett Director of Policy and Planning Unit Dr. Neulin Villanueva Researcher/Planner Mr. Bernaldino Pech Researcher/Planner Yvonne Casildo-Flowers Statistician II Cercia Kelly Secretary II Published by: Policy and Planning Unit Ministry of Education, Youth, & Sports #52 Albert Street, Lower Flat Belize City, Belize Tel: (501) 207-6486 Fax: (501) 227-5705 Email: edustats_bz@yahoo.com http://www.moes.gov.bz Printed by: Policy and Planning Unit, Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports Ministry of Education TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ii List of Tables iv List of Figures vii 1.0 Belize in Figures 1 3.0 Education Supply 3 3.1 Number of Schools 3 4.0 Participation in Education 5 4.1 Enrolment 5 5.0 Resources 7 5.1 Total Teaching Force 7 6.0 Preschool Education 9 6.1 Number of Preschools 9 6.2 Preschool Enrolment 11 6.3 Preschool Teachers 14 7.0 Primary Education 16 7.1 Number of Primary Schools 16 7.2 Primary School Enrolment 18 7.3 Repetition and Dropout 21 7.4 Primary School Teachers 24 7.5 Student-Teacher Ratio 29 8.0 Transition Rate 30 8.1 Transition Rate from Standard 6 to Secondary 30 9.0 Secondary Education 31 9.1 Number of Secondary Schools 31 9.2 Secondary School Enrolment 35 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 ii Ministry of Education TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.) 9.3 Repetition and Dropout 40 9.4 Secondary School Teachers 43 10.0 Vocational/Technical Education 46 11.0 Tertiary Education 47 12.0 Enrolment Trends 48 13.0 Finance 50 14.0 Examination Results 52 14.1 PSE Performance 52 14.2 CSEC Performance 54 15.0 Educational Indicators 57 15.1 Net and Gross Enrolment Rate 57 15.2 Average Repetition and Dropout Rate 63 15.3 Completion Rate 71 15.4 Student Teacher Ratio 73 15.5 Percentage of Trained School Teachers 75 15.6 Apparent Intake Rate 77 15.7 Net Intake Rate 78 15.8 Percentage of Children Aged 12 in the Education System 79 15.9 Percentage of Children Aged 14 in the Education System 80 15.10 Total Enrolment in Education System 81 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 iii Ministry of Education LIST OF TABLES 1.0 Belize in Figures Table 1 Population Statistics 2002-2011 1 Table 2 Monitoring Educational Indicators 2002/03 to 2011/12 2 3.0 Education Supply Table 3 Number of Schools by District, Level, and Funding 3 4.0 Participation in Education Table 4 Enrolment by District, Level, and Sex 5 5.0 Resources Table 5 Number of Teachers by District, Level, and Sex 7 6.0 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 9 Number of Preschool Teachers by Management, District, and Sex 14 Table 10 Number of Preschool Teachers by District, and Urban/Rural Location 15 7.0 Primary Education Table 11 Number of Primary Schools by Management, District, and Urban/Rural Location 16 Table 12 Primary Enrolment by Grade, District, and Sex 18 Table 13 Primary Enrolment by Age, Grade, and Sex 19 Table 14 Primary Enrolment by Management, Sex, District, and Urban/Rural Location 20 Table 15 Primary School Repetition Rate by District, Grade, and Sex 21 Table 16 Primary School Dropout Rate by District, Grade, and Sex 22 Table 17a Number of Primary School Teachers by District, Urban/Rural Location, and 24 Level of Training 2011-12 Table 17b Number of Primary School Teachers by District, Urban/Rural Location, and 25 Level of Training 2010-11 Table 18 Number of Primary School Teachers by Management, District, and Sex 27 Table 19 Student-Teacher Ratio by District and Urban/Rural Location 29 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 iv Ministry of Education LIST OF TABLES (Cont.) 8.0 Transition Rate Table 20 Transition Rate to Secondary School 30 9.0 Secondary Education Table 21 Number of Secondary Schools by District, Management, and Urban/Rural Location 31 Table 22 Number of Secondary Schools by District, Funding Source, and Urban/Rural Location 33 Table 23 Secondary Enrolment by District, Form, and Sex 35 Table 24 Secondary Enrolment by Age, Form, and Sex 36 Table 25a Secondary Enrolment by Funding Source, Sex, District, and Urban/Rural Location 2011-12 37 Table 25b Secondary Enrolment by Funding Source, Sex, District, and Urban/Rural Location 2010-11 38 Table 26 Secondary School Repetition Rate by Form, District, and Sex 40 Table 27 Secondary School Dropout Rate by Form, District, and Sex 41 Table 28a Number of Secondary School Teachers by District, Sex, Management, and 43 Qualification 2011-12 Table 28b Number of Secondary School Teachers by District, Sex, Management, and 44 Qualification 2010-11 10.0 Vocational/Technical Education Table 29 Vocational/Technical Enrolment by District and Sex 2002/03 to 2011/12 46 11.0 Tertiary Education Table 30 Tertiary Education by Institutions 2002/03 to 2011/12 47 12.0 Enrolment Trends Table 31 Preschool Enrolment Trends 2002-03 to 2011-12 48 Table 32 Primary School Enrolment Trends 2002-03 to 2011-12 48 Table 33 Secondary School Enrolment Trends 2002-03 to 2011-12 49 14.0 Examination Results Table 34 Student Performance in PSE by District and Urban/Rural Location 52 Table 35a Student Performance in CSEC by District and Urban/Rural Location 2011 54 Table 35b Student Performance in CSEC by District and Urban/Rural Location 2010 55 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 v Ministry of Education LIST OF TABLES (Cont.) 15.0 Educational Indicators Table 36 Preschool Net Enrolment Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 57 Table 37 Preschool Gross Enrolment Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 58 Table 38 Primary School Net Enrolment Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 59 Table 39 Primary School Gross Enrolment Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 60 Table 40 Secondary School Net Enrolment Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 61 Table 41 Secondary School Gross Enrolment Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 62 Table 42 Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Sex 2006/07 to 2010/11 63 Table 43 Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Grade 2006/07 to 2010/11 64 Table 44 Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Sex 2006/07 to 2010/11 65 Table 45 Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Grade 2006/07 to 2010/11 66 Table 46 Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Sex 2006/07 to 2010/11 67 Table 47 Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Form 2006/07 to 2010/11 68 Table 48 Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Sex 2006/07 to 2010/11 69 Table 49 Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Form 2006/07 to 2010/11 70 Table 50 Primary School Completion Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 71 Table 51 Secondary School Completion Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 72 Table 52 Primary School Student-Teacher Ratio (STR) 2007/08 to 2011/12 73 Table 53 Secondary School Student-Teacher Ratio (STR) 2007/08 to 2011/12 74 Table 54 Percentage of Trained Primary School Teachers 2007/08 to 2011/12 75 Table 55 Percentage of Trained Secondary School Teachers 2007/08 to 2011/12 76 Table 56 Apparent Intake Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 77 Table 57 Net Intake Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 78 Table 58 Percentage of 12 Year Old Children Enrolled in the Education System 2007/08 to 2011/12 79 Table 59 Percentage of 14 Year Old Children Enrolled in the Education System 2007/08 to 2011/12 80 Table 60 Total Enrolment 2011-12 81 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 vi Ministry of Education LIST OF FIGURES 3.0 Education Supply Figure 1 Number of Schools by Level 2007-08 to 2011-12 4 4.0 Participation in Education Figure 2 Enrolments by Level 2007-08 to 2011-12 6 5.0 Resources Figure 3 Numbers of Teachers by Level 2007-08 to 2011-12 8 6.0 Preschool Education Figure 4 Distribution of Preschool by District 2011-12 10 Figure 5 Preschool Enrolment by District and Urban/Rural Location 2011-12 12 Figure 6 Distribution of Preschool Teachers’ by District 2011-12 15 7.0 Primary Education Figure 7 Distribution of Primary School by District and Urban/Rural Location 2011-12 17 Figure 8 Distribution of Primary School by Denomination 2011-12 17 Figure 9 Primary Schools’ Repetition and Dropout Rates by District 2010-11 23 Figure 10 Distribution of Primary School Teachers’ by District 2011-12 26 Figure 11 Distribution of Primary School Teachers’ by Management 2011-12 28 9.0 Secondary Education Figure 12 Distribution of Secondary School by District and Urban/Rural Location 2011-12 32 Figure 13 Distribution of Secondary School by Funding Source 2011-12 34 Figure 14 Distribution of Secondary School Enrolment by District 2011-12 39 Figure 15 Secondary Schools' Repetition and Dropout Rates by District 2010-11 42 Figure 16 Qualifications of Secondary School Teachers 2011-12 45 Figure 17 Distribution of Secondary School Teachers’ by District 2011-12 45 13.0 Finance Figure 18 GOB Recurrent Expenditure by Ministry 2011-12 50 Figure 19 Ministry of Education Recurrent Expenditure by Subsector 2011-12 50 Figure 20 MOES Recurrent Spending per Student by Level of Education 2011-12 51 14.0 Examination Results Figure 21 Urban and Rural Candidates' PSE Scores by Grade Ranges 2011 53 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 vii Ministry of Education LIST OF FIGURES (Cont.) Figure 22 Percentage of Urban and Rural Candidates' CSEC with Satisfactory level of performance in 56 English A 2007 to 2011 Figure 23 Percentage of Urban and Rural Candidates' CSEC with Satisfactory level of performance in 56 Mathematics 2007 to 2011 15.0 Educational Indicators Figure 24 Preschool Net Enrolment Rate by Sex 57 Figure 25 Preschool Gross Enrolment Rate by Sex 58 Figure 26 Primary School Net Enrolment Rate by Sex 59 Figure 27 Primary School Gross Enrolment Rate by Sex 60 Figure 28 Secondary School Net Enrolment Rate by Sex 61 Figure 29 Secondary School Gross Enrolment Rate by Sex 62 Figure 30 Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Sex 63 Figure 31 Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Grade 64 Figure 32 Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Sex 65 Figure 33 Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Grade 66 Figure 34 Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Sex 67 Figure 35 Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Form 68 Figure 36 Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Sex 69 Figure 37 Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Form 70 Figure 38 Primary School Completion Rate by Sex 71 Figure 39 Secondary School Completion Rate by Sex 72 Figure 40 Primary School Student-Teacher Ratio (STR) by Urban/Rural 73 Figure 41 Secondary School Student-Teacher Ratio (STR) by Urban/Rural 74 Figure 42 Percentage of Trained Primary School Teachers’ by Urban/Rural 75 Figure 43 Percentage of Trained Secondary School Teachers’ by Urban/Rural 76 Figure 44 Apparent Intake Rate by Sex 77 Figure 45 Net Intake Rate by Sex 78 Figure 46 Percentage of 12 Year Old Children Enrolled in the Education System by Sex 79 Figure 47 Percentage of 14 Year Old Children Enrolled in the Education System by Sex 80 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 viii Ministry of Education 1.0 BELIZE IN FIGURES Table 1: Population Statistics 2002-2011 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total Population (thousands) 265.2 273.7 282.6 291.8 301.3 311.5 322.1 333.2 323.2 334.2 Population by District: Belize 78.8 81.4 84.2 87.0 90.0 93.2 96.6 100.1 95.5 99.2 Cayo 58.4 61.0 63.9 66.8 70.0 73.4 77.0 80.8 75.1 78.3 Corozal 34.1 34.6 35.0 35.5 35.8 36.3 36.8 37.3 41.2 42.2 Orange Walk 41.7 42.8 43.8 44.9 46.0 47.1 48.3 49.5 46.1 46.8 Stann Creek 27.0 27.9 28.9 30.0 31.1 32.2 33.3 34.5 34.5 35.7 Toledo 25.2 26.0 26.8 27.6 28.4 29.3 30.1 31.0 30.8 31.8 Population by Gender: Males 133.9 138.3 142.7 147.4 149.6 154.7 160.9 166.5 161.5 167.1 Females 131.3 135.4 139.9 144.4 151.7 156.8 161.2 166.7 161.6 167.1 Population by Age Group: 0 - 2 23.3 24.1 24.9 25.7 20.7 20.9 21.4 29.3 22.7 22.6 3 - 4 14.9 15.4 15.9 16.4 16.1 16.2 17.1 18.7 15.4 16.0 5 - 12 57.5 59.3 61.2 63.2 65.5 67.5 69.6 72.2 62.6 64.6 13 -16 25.1 25.9 26.8 27.7 30.8 31.9 33.2 31.6 29.0 30.2 17+ years 144.3 149.0 153.8 158.8 168.3 174.8 180.8 181.4 193.5 200.8 Source: Mid-Years Estimates and Population Census 2000 & 2010, Statistical Institute of Belize; Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 1 Ministry of Education Table 2: Monitoring Educational Indicators 2002-2011 Indicators 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 Demographic, Social & Economic Apparent Intake Rate (Primary) 94.9% 93.7% 97.9% 100.3% 103.0% 96.2% 93.1% 83.6% 96.8% 98.3% Gross Enrolment Ratio (Preschool) 25.1% 24.5% 27.8% 29.7% 31.0% 35.7% 35.3% 35.3% 43.8% 44.5% Gross Enrolment Ratio (Primary) 104.5% 103.7% 102.7% 101.1% 98.9% 97.0% 95.1% 92.8% 107.2% 107.2% Gross Enrolment Ratio (Secondary) 58.2% 59.2% 57.3% 60.4% 55.1% 53.5% 53.0% 58.3% 65.1% 65.1% Access Net intake rate (Primary) 67.8% 64.6% 58.3% 66.9% 67.0% 57.7% 57.3% 52.7% 60.9% 61.3% Transition rate (primary - secondary) 90.3% 84.2% 87.7% 84.6% 85.3% 86.2% 84.7% 89.2% 90.2% 85.0% Net Enrolment Ratio (preschool 3-4yrs) 24.2% 23.2% 27.2% 28.5% 29.7% 33.9% 33.7% 33.5% 42.2% 42.4% Net Enrolment Ratio (primary 5-12yrs) 91.1% 90.3% 88.0% 88.1% 86.4% 84.6% 83.7% 81.7% 95.0% 95.3% Net Enrolment Ratio (secondary 13-16yrs) 42.9% 44.1% 45.4% 45.3% 41.2% 40.0% 40.7% 44.9% 50.3% 50.4% Resources % trained teachers at primary level 43.3% 52.1% 51.4% 46.7% 45.5% 42.8% 42.5% 45.5% 44.1% 51.4% % trained teachers at seconday level 55.6% 35.1% 37.6% 34.2% 32.7% 30.6% 29.7% 33.4% 30.3% 31.1% Number of classrooms (primary) N/A 2,393 2,463 2,485 2,628 2,674 2,706 2,763 2,845 2,857 Student-Teacher ratio (primary) 24 23 24 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 Student-Teacher ratio (secondary) 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Internal Efficiency Repetition Rate (primary) 9.8% 9.7% 9.4% 8.7% 7.4% 7.2% 6.5% 7.1% 6.8% N/A Repetition Rate (secondary) 7.6% 7.8% 7.4% 8.8% 9.8% 7.7% 9.0% 9.1% 7.4% N/A Dropout Rate (primary) 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.6% N/A Dropout Rate (Secondary) 7.3% 6.5% 10.4% 9.2% 10.1% 10.5% 10.3% 10.1% 8.5% N/A Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 2 Ministry of Education 3.0 EDUCATION SUPPLY 3.1 NUMBER OF SCHOOLS: Table 3: Number of Schools by District, Level and Funding 2010-11 2011-12 District and Funding Pre- Secon- Junior Uni- Pre- Secon- Junior Uni- school Primary dary College versity TOTAL school Primary dary College versity TOTAL Belize 56 67 19 3 1 146 55 61 19 3 1 139 Government 6 6 7 0 0 19 6 6 7 0 0 19 Government Aided 30 50 9 3 0 92 30 45 9 3 0 87 Private \Sp. Assisted 20 11 3 0 1 35 19 10 3 0 1 33 Cayo 37 65 12 1 2 117 39 69 12 1 2 123 Government 6 15 2 0 0 23 6 15 2 0 0 23 Government Aided 18 42 6 1 1 68 20 42 6 1 1 70 Private \Sp. Assisted 13 8 4 0 1 26 13 12 4 0 1 30 Corozal 33 42 6 3 0 84 35 43 6 3 0 87 Government 5 6 1 1 0 13 6 6 1 1 0 14 Government Aided 27 34 4 2 0 67 28 34 4 2 0 68 Private \Sp. Assisted 1 2 1 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 5 Orange Walk 20 37 7 1 0 65 23 38 6 1 0 68 Government 5 12 2 0 0 19 5 12 2 0 0 19 Government Aided 12 22 3 1 0 38 13 22 3 1 0 39 Private \Sp. Assisted 3 3 2 0 0 8 5 4 1 0 0 10 Stann Creek 29 34 5 2 0 70 32 34 5 2 0 73 Government 2 5 3 1 0 11 3 5 3 1 0 12 Government Aided 24 26 2 1 0 53 25 26 2 1 0 54 Private \Sp. Assisted 3 3 0 0 0 6 4 3 0 0 0 7 Toledo 24 50 5 0 0 79 25 50 5 0 0 80 Government 2 10 2 0 0 14 2 10 2 0 0 14 Government Aided 19 36 2 0 0 57 20 36 2 0 0 58 Private \Sp. Assisted 3 4 1 0 0 8 3 4 1 0 0 8 TOTAL 199 295 54 10 3 561 209 295 53 10 3 570 Government 26 54 17 2 0 99 28 54 17 2 0 101 Government Aided 130 210 26 8 1 375 136 205 26 8 1 376 Private \Sp. Assisted 43 31 11 0 2 87 45 36 10 0 2 93 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 3 Ministry of Education Figure 1: Number of Schools by Level 2007-08 to 2011-12 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 4 Ministry of Education 4.0 PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION 4.1 ENROLMENT: Table 4: Enrolment by District, Level, and Sex District and 2010-11 2011-12 Sex Pre- Jr. Pre- Jr. school Primary Secondary College University TOTAL school Primary Secondary College University TOTAL Belize 2,518 17,652 6,295 1,456 1,367 29,288 2,699 17,551 6,509 1,468 1,261 29,488 Male 1,300 8,939 2,891 576 450 14,156 1,384 8,896 3,031 557 411 14,279 Female 1,218 8,713 3,404 880 917 15,132 1,315 8,655 3,478 911 850 15,209 Cayo 1,102 17,137 4,343 490 2,646 25,718 1,186 17,537 4,700 552 2,851 26,826 Male 535 8,842 1,992 210 958 12,537 592 8,982 2,182 226 1,058 13,040 Female 567 8,295 2,351 280 1,688 13,181 594 8,555 2,518 326 1,793 13,786 Corozal 867 7,656 2,035 777 0 11,335 886 8,336 2,077 780 17 12,096 Male 444 3,867 1,001 313 0 5,625 441 4,255 1,056 354 7 6,113 Female 423 3,789 1,034 464 0 5,710 445 4,081 1,021 426 10 5,983 Orange Walk 720 8,720 1,994 378 94 11,906 724 9,848 1,995 339 67 12,973 Male 374 4,448 997 170 32 6,021 370 5,051 998 144 17 6,580 Female 346 4,272 997 208 62 5,885 354 4,797 997 195 50 6,393 Stann Creek 893 9,168 2,527 458 0 13,046 983 9,259 2,622 514 72 13,450 Male 413 4,765 1,174 156 0 6,508 518 4,822 1,251 181 26 6,798 Female 480 4,403 1,353 302 0 6,538 465 4,437 1,371 333 46 6,652 Toledo 639 6,755 1,693 0 357 9,444 638 6,685 1,762 0 361 9,446 Male 325 3,443 892 0 142 4,802 306 3,413 947 0 135 4,801 Female 314 3,312 801 0 215 4,642 332 3,272 815 0 226 4,645 TOTAL 6,739 67,088 18,887 3,559 4,464 100,737 7,116 69,216 19,665 3,653 4,629 104,279 Male 3,391 34,304 8,947 1,425 1,582 49,649 3,611 35,419 9,465 1,462 1,654 51,611 Female 3,348 32,784 9,940 2,134 2,882 51,088 3,505 33,797 10,200 2,191 2,975 52,668 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 5 Ministry of Education Figure 2: Enrolment by Level 2007-08 to 2011-12 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 6 Ministry of Education 5.0 RESOURCES 5.1 TOTAL TEACHING FORCE: Table 5: Number of Teachers by District, Level, and Sex District and 2010-11 2011-12 Sex Pre- Jr. Pre- Jr. school Primary Secondary College TOTAL school Primary Secondary College TOTAL Belize 162 846 485 86 1,579 158 871 496 99 1,624 Male 6 118 196 44 364 2 122 207 44 375 Female 156 728 289 42 1,215 156 749 289 55 1,249 Cayo 74 754 316 29 1,173 89 797 322 28 1,236 Male 0 223 155 17 395 0 237 143 17 397 Female 74 531 161 12 778 89 560 179 11 839 Corozal 49 351 152 56 608 51 372 147 52 622 Male 2 114 67 29 212 3 128 67 27 225 Female 47 237 85 27 396 48 244 80 25 397 Orange Walk 36 398 158 16 608 42 440 155 16 653 Male 2 128 77 10 217 0 162 76 9 247 Female 34 270 81 6 391 42 278 79 7 406 Stann Creek 58 408 163 29 658 62 423 171 34 690 Male 0 93 84 13 190 0 94 74 11 179 Female 58 315 79 16 468 62 329 97 23 511 Toledo 34 306 115 0 455 34 312 122 0 468 Male 1 151 59 0 211 0 148 63 0 211 Female 33 155 56 0 244 34 164 59 0 257 TOTAL 413 3,063 1,389 216 5,081 436 3,215 1,413 229 5,293 Male 11 827 638 113 1,589 5 891 630 108 1,634 Female 402 2,236 751 103 3,492 431 2,324 783 121 3,659 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 7 Ministry of Education Figure 3: Number of Teachers by Level 2007-08 to 2011-12 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 8 Ministry of Education 6.0 PRESCHOOL EDUCATION: 6.1 NUMBER OF PRESCHOOLS: Table 6: Number of Preschools by District, Management and Urban/Rural Location District and 2010-11 2011-12 Urban/Rural Govern- Comm- Denomi Govern- Comm- Denomi ment unity national Private TOTAL ment unity national Private TOTAL Belize 5 6 19 26 56 5 6 19 25 55 Urban 2 4 11 23 40 2 4 11 22 39 Rural 3 2 8 3 16 3 2 8 3 16 Cayo 2 6 14 15 37 2 7 15 15 39 Urban 0 3 5 11 19 0 3 5 11 19 Rural 2 3 9 4 18 2 4 10 4 20 Corozal 8 1 21 3 33 9 1 22 3 35 Urban 1 0 3 3 7 1 0 4 3 8 Rural 7 1 18 0 26 8 1 18 0 27 Orange Walk 5 0 13 2 20 5 0 14 4 23 Urban 0 0 6 2 8 0 0 7 2 9 Rural 5 0 7 0 12 5 0 7 2 14 Stann Creek 3 2 22 2 29 3 3 23 3 32 Urban 2 1 3 2 8 2 1 4 3 10 Rural 1 1 19 0 21 1 2 19 0 22 Toledo 2 0 19 3 24 2 0 20 3 25 Urban 0 0 4 2 6 0 0 4 2 6 Rural 2 0 15 1 18 2 0 16 1 19 TOTAL 25 15 108 51 199 26 17 113 53 209 Urban 5 8 32 43 88 5 8 35 43 91 Rural 20 7 76 8 111 21 9 78 10 118 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 9 Ministry of Education Figure 4: Distribution of Preschool by District 2011-12 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 10 Ministry of Education 6.2 PRESCHOOL ENROLMENT: Table 7: Preschool Enrolment by Management, District, Sex and Urban/Rural Location 2010-11 2011-12 District and Government Community Denominational Private TOTAL Government Community Denominational Private TOTAL Urban/Rural Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Total Belize 144 132 169 147 389 350 598 589 1,300 1,218 2,518 135 140 157 163 395 340 697 672 1,384 1,315 2,699 Urban 73 65 134 107 286 254 555 533 1,048 959 2,007 65 60 124 120 286 251 627 604 1,102 1,035 2,137 Rural 71 67 35 40 103 96 43 56 252 259 511 70 80 33 43 109 89 70 68 282 280 562 Cayo 41 42 144 160 190 201 160 164 535 567 1,102 38 49 146 155 231 248 177 142 592 594 1,186 Urban 0 0 112 125 95 104 111 116 318 345 663 0 0 106 98 107 126 111 94 324 318 642 Rural 41 42 32 35 95 97 49 48 217 222 439 38 49 40 57 124 122 66 48 268 276 544 Corozal 103 80 12 5 275 264 54 74 444 423 867 87 93 12 8 301 302 41 42 441 445 886 Urban 12 8 0 0 76 64 54 74 142 146 288 10 10 0 0 92 84 41 42 143 136 279 Rural 91 72 12 5 199 200 0 0 302 277 579 77 83 12 8 209 218 0 0 298 309 607 Orange Walk 81 69 0 0 260 245 33 32 374 346 720 79 78 0 0 258 245 33 31 370 354 724 Urban 0 0 0 0 155 146 33 32 188 178 366 0 0 0 0 144 148 20 16 164 164 328 Rural 81 69 0 0 105 99 0 0 186 168 354 79 78 0 0 114 97 13 15 206 190 396 Stann Creek 50 38 23 41 294 357 46 44 413 480 893 44 38 57 60 368 330 49 37 518 465 983 Urban 40 31 12 22 47 75 46 44 145 172 317 36 34 24 18 66 77 49 37 175 166 341 Rural 10 7 11 19 247 282 0 0 268 308 576 8 4 33 42 302 253 0 0 343 299 642 Toledo 17 22 0 0 253 238 55 54 325 314 639 18 20 0 0 241 247 47 65 306 332 638 Urban 0 0 0 0 38 42 38 43 76 85 161 0 0 0 0 31 35 39 57 70 92 162 Rural 17 22 0 0 215 196 17 11 249 229 478 18 20 0 0 210 212 8 8 236 240 476 TOTAL 436 383 348 353 1,661 1,655 946 957 3,391 3,348 6,739 401 418 372 386 1,794 1,712 1,044 989 3,611 3,505 7,116 Urban 125 104 258 254 697 685 837 842 1,917 1,885 3,802 111 104 254 236 726 721 887 850 1,978 1,911 3,889 Rural 311 279 90 99 964 970 109 115 1,474 1,463 2,937 290 314 118 150 1,068 991 157 139 1,633 1,594 3,227 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 11 Ministry of Education Figure 5: Preschool Enrolment by District and Urban/Rural Location 2011-12 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 12 Ministry of Education Table 8: Preschool Enrolment by Age, District and Sex 2010-11 2011-12 Age and Orange Stann Orange Stann Sex Belize Cayo Corozal Walk Creek Toledo TOTAL Belize Cayo Corozal Walk Creek Toledo TOTAL <3 125 8 19 0 32 20 204 132 9 16 6 49 22 234 Male 45 1 10 0 13 9 78 61 3 8 4 38 17 131 Female 80 7 9 0 19 11 126 71 6 8 2 11 5 103 3 1,146 334 299 193 298 251 2,521 1,185 367 302 235 410 240 2,739 Male 621 171 153 90 142 117 1,294 588 186 159 109 202 113 1,357 Female 525 163 146 103 156 134 1,227 597 181 143 126 208 127 1,382 4 1,235 751 549 526 554 352 3,967 1,351 794 567 468 490 372 4,042 Male 627 357 281 283 251 186 1,985 721 399 273 248 251 175 2,067 Female 608 394 268 243 303 166 1,982 630 395 294 220 239 197 1,975 5 10 5 0 1 9 13 38 30 14 1 12 34 4 95 Male 7 3 0 1 7 10 28 13 3 1 7 27 1 52 Female 3 2 0 0 2 3 10 17 11 0 5 7 3 43 >5 2 4 0 0 0 3 9 1 2 0 3 0 0 6 Male 0 3 0 0 0 3 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 Female 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 TOTAL 2,518 1,102 867 720 893 639 6,739 2,699 1,186 886 724 983 638 7,116 Male 1,300 535 444 374 413 325 3,391 1,384 592 441 370 518 306 3,611 Female 1,218 567 423 346 480 314 3,348 1,315 594 445 354 465 332 3,505 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 13 Ministry of Education 6.3 PRESCHOOL TEACHERS: Table 9: Number of Preschool Teachers by Management, District and Sex 2010-11 2011-12 District and Govern Commu Denomi Govern Commu Denomi Sex ment nity national Private TOTAL ment nity national Private TOTAL Belize 14 21 41 86 162 13 22 40 83 158 Male 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 2 2 Female 14 21 41 81 157 13 22 40 81 156 Cayo 3 18 24 29 74 7 14 27 41 89 Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Female 3 18 24 29 74 7 14 27 41 89 Corozal 11 1 31 6 49 12 1 33 5 51 Male 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 3 Female 9 1 31 6 47 11 1 31 5 48 Orange Walk 9 0 23 4 36 9 0 28 5 42 Male 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Female 8 0 22 4 34 9 0 28 5 42 Stann Creek 4 3 44 7 58 4 2 47 9 62 Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Female 4 3 44 7 58 4 2 47 9 62 Toledo 2 0 26 6 34 2 0 26 6 34 Male 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Female 2 0 25 6 33 2 0 26 6 34 TOTAL 43 43 189 138 413 47 39 201 149 436 Male 3 0 2 5 10 1 0 2 2 5 Female 40 43 187 133 403 46 39 199 147 431 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 14 Ministry of Education Table 10: Number of Preschool Teachers by District and Urban/Rural Location District 2010-11 2011-12 Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total Belize 125 37 162 122 36 158 Cayo 45 29 74 50 39 89 Corozal 12 37 49 15 36 51 Orange Walk 18 18 36 19 23 42 Stann Creek 19 39 58 20 42 62 Toledo 10 24 34 10 24 34 TOTAL 229 184 413 236 200 436 Figure 6: Distribution of Preschool Teachers’ by District 2011-12 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 15 Ministry of Education 7.0 PRIMARY EDUCATION: 7.1 NUMBER OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS: Table 11: Number of Primary Schools by District, Management and Urban/Rural Location MANAGEMENT & 2010-11 2011-12 Urban/Rural Orange Stann Orange Stann Belize Cayo Corozal Walk Creek Toledo TOTAL Belize Cayo Corozal Walk Creek Toledo TOTAL Government 6 15 6 12 5 10 54 6 15 6 12 5 10 54 Urban 1 3 0 1 1 0 6 1 3 0 1 1 0 6 Rural 5 12 6 11 4 10 48 5 12 6 11 4 10 48 Roman Catholic 14 25 20 15 14 30 118 11 25 20 15 14 30 115 Urban 6 5 2 2 2 2 19 6 5 2 2 2 2 19 Rural 8 20 18 13 12 28 99 5 20 18 13 12 28 96 Anglican 9 4 1 1 3 2 20 6 4 1 1 3 2 17 Urban 5 2 1 1 1 0 10 5 2 1 1 1 0 10 Rural 4 2 0 0 2 2 10 1 2 0 0 2 2 7 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 Private 10 2 0 3 1 2 18 10 2 0 2 1 2 17 Urban 10 1 0 0 1 0 12 10 1 0 0 1 0 12 Rural 0 1 0 3 0 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 2 5 Mennonite 3 4 0 0 1 2 10 2 8 1 2 1 2 16 Urban 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Rural 3 3 0 0 1 2 9 2 7 1 2 1 2 15 Other 13 10 7 5 4 0 39 14 10 7 5 4 0 40 Urban 11 4 2 2 1 0 20 11 4 2 2 1 0 20 Rural 2 6 5 3 3 0 19 3 6 5 3 3 0 20 TOTAL 67 65 42 37 34 50 295 61 69 43 38 34 50 295 Urban 41 19 7 7 8 4 86 41 19 7 7 8 4 86 Rural 26 46 35 30 26 46 209 20 50 36 31 26 46 209 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 16 Ministry of Education Figure 7: Distribution of Primary School by District and Urban/Rural Location 2011-12 Figure 8: Distribution of Primary School by Denomination 2011-12 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 17 Ministry of Education 7.2 PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT: Table 12: Primary Enrolment by Grade, District, and Sex Grade & 2010-11 2011-12 Sex Orange Stann Orange Stann Belize Cayo Corozal Walk Creek Toledo TOTAL Belize Cayo Corozal Walk Creek Toledo TOTAL Special Ed. 132 19 15 33 23 10 232 136 28 24 33 28 9 258 Male 97 12 6 18 13 8 154 100 17 11 16 19 6 169 Female 35 7 9 15 10 2 78 36 11 13 17 9 3 89 Beginners 121 52 21 15 0 33 242 12 52 31 8 3 32 138 Male 56 24 12 8 0 20 120 5 26 12 1 1 15 60 Female 65 28 9 7 0 13 122 7 26 19 7 2 17 78 Infant 1 2,287 2,199 1,054 1,191 1,257 885 8,873 2,324 2,174 1,101 1,270 1,264 885 9,018 Male 1,123 1,177 542 610 685 458 4,595 1,208 1,086 574 672 670 471 4,681 Female 1,164 1,022 512 581 572 427 4,278 1,116 1,088 527 598 594 414 4,337 Infant 2 2,194 2,283 999 1,150 1,114 902 8,642 2,149 2,169 1,121 1,106 1,134 847 8,526 Male 1,120 1,182 512 604 561 456 4,435 1,048 1,141 559 549 604 434 4,335 Female 1,074 1,101 487 546 553 446 4,207 1,101 1,028 562 557 530 413 4,191 Standard 1 2,154 2,183 983 1,132 1,225 959 8,636 2,183 2,368 1,040 1,303 1,176 906 8,976 Male 1,132 1,131 534 579 632 494 4,502 1,115 1,213 531 684 592 458 4,593 Female 1,022 1,052 449 553 593 465 4,134 1,068 1,155 509 619 584 448 4,383 Standard 2 2,226 2,212 923 1,046 1,203 817 8,427 2,121 2,225 1,051 1,466 1,227 919 9,009 Male 1,129 1,188 471 528 614 425 4,355 1,106 1,150 566 752 634 480 4,688 Female 1,097 1,024 452 518 589 392 4,072 1,015 1,075 485 714 593 439 4,321 Standard 3 2,284 2,287 975 1,140 1,182 842 8,710 2,207 2,283 1,022 1,274 1,170 787 8,743 Male 1,141 1,154 473 578 625 443 4,414 1,112 1,186 521 636 608 404 4,467 Female 1,143 1,133 502 562 557 399 4,296 1,095 1,097 501 638 562 383 4,276 Standard 4 2,194 2,221 995 1,102 1,195 892 8,599 2,278 2,244 1,022 1,384 1,162 803 8,893 Male 1,131 1,134 495 552 610 443 4,365 1,107 1,131 491 722 615 414 4,480 Female 1,063 1,087 500 550 585 449 4,234 1,171 1,113 531 662 547 389 4,413 Standard 5 2,100 1,951 934 1,022 1,055 733 7,795 2,170 2,189 1,076 1,093 1,166 830 8,524 Male 1,055 1,010 459 547 550 351 3,972 1,113 1,122 563 541 598 417 4,354 Female 1,045 941 475 475 505 382 3,823 1,057 1,067 513 552 568 413 4,170 Standard 6 1,960 1,730 757 889 914 682 6,932 1,971 1,805 848 911 929 667 7,131 Male 955 830 363 424 475 345 3,392 982 910 427 478 481 314 3,592 Female 1,005 900 394 465 439 337 3,540 989 895 421 433 448 353 3,539 Total 17,652 17,137 7,656 8,720 9,168 6,755 67,088 17,551 17,537 8,336 9,848 9,259 6,685 69,216 Male 8,939 8,842 3,867 4,448 4,765 3,443 34,304 8,896 8,982 4,255 5,051 4,822 3,413 35,419 Female 8,713 8,295 3,789 4,272 4,403 3,312 32,784 8,655 8,555 4,081 4,797 4,437 3,272 33,797 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 18 Ministry of Education Table 13: Primary Enrolment by Age, Grade, and Sex Age and 2010-11 2011-12 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 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Male 0 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Female 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 121 2,248 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,377 1 65 2,237 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,326 Male 1 57 1,143 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,206 1 27 1,102 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,151 Female 0 64 1,105 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,171 0 38 1,135 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,175 5 12 74 5,314 1,850 17 0 0 0 0 0 7,267 10 46 5,350 1,892 45 1 1 0 0 0 7,345 Male 9 41 2,699 878 11 0 0 0 0 0 3,638 5 22 2,757 928 26 1 1 0 0 0 3,740 Female 3 33 2,615 972 6 0 0 0 0 0 3,629 5 24 2,593 964 19 0 0 0 0 0 3,605 6 19 6 1,094 5,031 1,681 26 0 0 0 0 7,857 18 16 1,199 4,778 1,886 98 2 1 0 0 7,998 Male 13 3 619 2,589 782 10 0 0 0 0 4,016 14 8 698 2,379 901 48 2 1 0 0 4,051 Female 6 3 475 2,442 899 16 0 0 0 0 3,841 4 8 501 2,399 985 50 0 0 0 0 3,947 7 15 1 167 1,358 4,558 1,539 23 1 0 0 7,662 17 4 181 1,431 4,639 1,649 42 8 0 0 7,971 Male 7 1 103 768 2,336 703 12 1 0 0 3,931 10 0 99 784 2,338 764 13 7 0 0 4,015 Female 8 0 64 590 2,222 836 11 0 0 0 3,731 7 4 82 647 2,301 885 29 1 0 0 3,956 8 21 0 34 299 1,732 3,918 1,336 37 0 0 7,377 26 1 31 306 1,739 4,222 1,460 50 10 0 7,845 Male 12 0 21 150 999 1,948 582 27 0 0 3,739 18 0 16 173 936 2,097 650 11 8 0 3,909 Female 9 0 13 149 733 1,970 754 10 0 0 3,638 8 1 15 133 803 2,125 810 39 2 0 3,936 9 22 0 8 53 484 1,966 3,906 1,291 26 0 7,756 28 0 12 71 501 2,020 3,752 1,272 48 0 7,704 Male 15 0 4 35 282 1,101 1,889 585 16 0 3,927 20 0 5 37 295 1,168 1,794 532 15 0 3,866 Female 7 0 4 18 202 865 2,017 706 10 0 3,829 8 0 7 34 206 852 1,958 740 33 0 3,838 10 20 0 4 22 119 739 2,226 3,699 1,107 52 7,988 26 0 2 13 114 759 2,230 3,595 1,269 32 8,040 Male 11 0 3 6 66 467 1,193 1,796 451 13 4,006 19 0 2 5 74 470 1,228 1,671 526 12 4,007 Female 9 0 1 16 53 272 1,033 1,903 656 39 3,982 7 0 0 8 40 289 1,002 1,924 743 20 4,033 11 22 0 1 18 32 184 865 2,117 3,235 933 7,407 25 0 2 9 30 202 917 2,423 3,405 1,047 8,060 Male 15 0 1 1 21 92 517 1,112 1,567 385 3,711 17 0 1 5 16 107 565 1,316 1,660 415 4,102 Female 7 0 0 17 11 92 348 1,005 1,668 548 3,696 8 0 1 4 14 95 352 1,107 1,745 632 3,958 12 29 0 1 2 10 40 256 1,022 1,964 2,850 6,174 25 1 0 3 15 45 264 1,113 2,246 2,862 6,574 Male 19 0 1 2 5 23 156 575 1,062 1,281 3,124 18 1 0 3 4 26 160 659 1,221 1,357 3,449 Female 10 0 0 0 5 17 100 447 902 1,569 3,050 7 0 0 0 11 19 104 454 1,025 1,505 3,125 13 28 0 1 1 2 12 81 354 1,092 1,836 3,407 28 0 1 0 4 12 58 349 1,108 1,902 3,462 Male 19 0 0 0 0 9 55 227 647 960 1,917 14 0 0 0 3 7 44 230 654 1,028 1,980 Female 9 0 1 1 2 3 26 127 445 876 1,490 14 0 1 0 1 5 14 119 454 874 1,482 14 19 0 0 1 0 2 14 68 307 928 1,339 26 0 0 0 1 1 13 75 349 976 1,441 Male 14 0 0 1 0 1 9 37 188 553 803 17 0 0 0 0 0 9 50 217 594 887 Female 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 31 119 375 536 9 0 0 0 1 1 4 25 132 382 554 15+ 24 0 0 0 1 1 3 10 64 333 436 28 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 89 312 442 Male 19 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 41 200 267 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 53 186 259 Female 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 23 133 169 12 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 36 126 183 Total 232 242 8,873 8,642 8,636 8,427 8,710 8,599 7,795 6,932 67,088 258 138 9,018 8,526 8,976 9,009 8,743 8,893 8,524 7,131 69,216 Male 154 120 4,595 4,435 4,502 4,355 4,414 4,365 3,972 3,392 34,304 169 60 4,681 4,335 4,593 4,688 4,467 4,480 4,354 3,592 35,419 Female 78 122 4,278 4,207 4,134 4,072 4,296 4,234 3,823 3,540 32,784 89 78 4,337 4,191 4,383 4,321 4,276 4,413 4,170 3,539 33,797 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 19 Ministry of Education Table 14: Primary Enrolment by Management, Sex, District, and Urban/Rural Location Management 2010-11 2011-12 and Sex Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo TOTAL Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo TOTAL 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 130 870 1,445 2,316 0 821 1,000 2,264 122 1,987 0 706 2,697 8,964 135 827 1,469 2,331 0 856 1,002 2,324 138 2,043 0 707 2,744 9,088 Male 95 449 745 1,205 0 434 516 1,130 54 1,014 0 356 1,410 4,588 100 416 768 1,204 0 457 532 1,157 68 1,051 0 356 1,468 4,641 Female 35 421 700 1,111 0 387 484 1,134 68 973 0 350 1,287 4,376 35 411 701 1,127 0 399 470 1,167 70 992 0 351 1,276 4,447 Roman Catholic 5,140 1,382 4,005 4,580 907 3,555 1,414 2,399 1,191 3,096 1,072 4,186 13,729 19,198 5,027 1,300 4,027 4,562 905 3,572 1,427 2,517 1,125 3,182 1,047 4,137 13,558 19,270 Male 2,503 741 2,094 2,330 435 1,822 707 1,248 629 1,605 549 2,135 6,917 9,881 2,488 687 2,068 2,298 428 1,855 714 1,310 595 1,646 532 2,118 6,825 9,914 Female 2,637 641 1,911 2,250 472 1,733 707 1,151 562 1,491 523 2,051 6,812 9,317 2,539 613 1,959 2,264 477 1,717 713 1,207 530 1,536 515 2,019 6,733 9,356 Anglican 2,392 356 488 289 165 0 251 0 221 448 0 72 3,517 1,165 2,356 219 523 304 161 0 263 0 210 438 0 64 3,513 1,025 Male 1,177 177 256 156 84 0 129 0 133 247 0 29 1,779 609 1,158 107 264 164 77 0 135 0 116 232 0 26 1,750 529 Female 1,215 179 232 133 81 0 122 0 88 201 0 43 1,738 556 1,198 112 259 140 84 0 128 0 94 206 0 38 1,763 496 Methodist 2,014 353 0 0 461 137 0 0 285 677 171 242 2,931 1,409 1,974 400 0 0 478 151 0 0 252 674 183 229 2,887 1,454 Male 1,016 190 0 0 220 69 0 0 148 357 88 128 1,472 744 992 212 0 0 224 72 0 0 130 359 100 120 1,446 763 Female 998 163 0 0 241 68 0 0 137 320 83 114 1,459 665 982 188 0 0 254 79 0 0 122 315 83 109 1,441 691 SDA 651 299 800 249 268 546 268 0 150 105 128 0 2,265 1,199 699 294 857 253 248 549 314 0 122 123 138 0 2,378 1,219 Male 325 153 417 122 137 278 148 0 80 56 69 0 1,176 609 334 147 447 128 128 291 175 0 75 61 70 0 1,229 627 Female 326 146 383 127 131 268 120 0 70 49 59 0 1,089 590 365 147 410 125 120 258 139 0 47 62 68 0 1,149 592 Nazarene 227 0 931 633 110 184 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,268 817 249 0 935 590 116 183 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,300 773 Male 113 0 479 327 54 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 646 405 130 0 485 301 58 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 673 382 Female 114 0 452 306 56 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 622 412 119 0 450 289 58 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 627 391 Assemblies of God 207 0 0 209 0 59 0 0 155 334 0 0 362 602 235 0 0 226 0 67 0 0 176 347 0 0 411 640 Male 101 0 0 94 0 36 0 0 84 166 0 0 185 296 115 0 0 102 0 44 0 0 84 178 0 0 199 324 Female 106 0 0 115 0 23 0 0 71 168 0 0 177 306 120 0 0 124 0 23 0 0 92 169 0 0 212 316 Private 1,031 0 86 125 0 0 0 159 42 0 0 122 1,159 406 1,117 0 107 124 0 0 0 147 48 0 0 121 1,272 392 Male 515 0 49 57 0 0 0 87 21 0 0 56 585 200 569 0 61 61 0 0 0 72 25 0 0 57 655 190 Female 516 0 37 68 0 0 0 72 21 0 0 66 574 206 548 0 46 63 0 0 0 75 23 0 0 64 617 202 Mennonite 0 188 55 316 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 55 560 0 137 50 600 0 595 0 875 0 31 0 59 50 2,297 Male 0 99 20 168 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 20 300 0 74 19 322 0 314 0 469 0 16 0 34 19 1,229 Female 0 89 35 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 35 260 0 63 31 278 0 281 0 406 0 15 0 25 31 1,068 Other 1,835 577 91 519 166 277 425 540 0 355 0 0 2,517 2,268 1,764 818 110 469 178 277 408 571 0 350 0 0 2,460 2,485 Male 994 291 52 271 88 132 227 256 0 171 0 0 1,361 1,121 964 403 58 232 96 130 213 274 0 186 0 0 1,331 1,225 Female 841 286 39 248 78 145 198 284 0 184 0 0 1,156 1,147 800 415 52 237 82 147 195 297 0 164 0 0 1,129 1,260 Total 13,627 4,025 7,901 9,236 2,077 5,579 3,358 5,362 2,166 7,002 1,371 5,384 30,500 36,588 13,556 3,995 8,078 9,459 2,086 6,250 3,414 6,434 2,071 7,188 1,368 5,317 30,573 38,643 Male 6,839 2,100 4,112 4,730 1,018 2,849 1,727 2,721 1,149 3,616 706 2,737 15,551 18,753 6,850 2,046 4,170 4,812 1,011 3,244 1,769 3,282 1,093 3,729 702 2,711 15,595 19,824 Female 6,788 1,925 3,789 4,506 1,059 2,730 1,631 2,641 1,017 3,386 665 2,647 14,949 17,835 6,706 1,949 3,908 4,647 1,075 3,006 1,645 3,152 978 3,459 666 2,606 14,978 18,819 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 20 Ministry of Education 7.3 PRIMARY SCHOOL REPETITION AND DROPOUT RATES: Table 15: Primary School Repetition Rate by District, Grade, and Sex 2009-10 2010-11 Grade and Orange Stann PERCENT Orange Stann PERCENT Sex Belize Cayo Corozal Walk Creek Toledo REPEAT Belize Cayo Corozal Walk Creek Toledo REPEAT No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Beginners 2 1.7 1 1.9 4 19.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 9.1 10 4.1 2 1.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 6.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.2 Male 1 1.8 0 0.0 2 16.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 10.0 5 4.2 1 1.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.8 Female 1 1.5 1 3.6 2 22.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 7.7 5 4.1 1 1.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 14.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.6 Infant 1 241 10.5 234 10.6 152 14.4 175 14.7 161 12.8 126 14.2 1089 12.3 281 12.3 250 11.4 147 13.9 189 15.9 180 14.3 104 11.8 1151 13.0 Male 147 13.1 150 12.7 85 15.7 105 17.2 91 13.3 81 17.7 659 14.3 164 14.6 155 13.2 86 15.9 111 18.2 121 17.7 55 12.0 692 15.1 Female 94 8.1 84 8.2 67 13.1 70 12.0 70 12.2 45 10.5 430 10.1 117 10.1 95 9.3 61 11.9 78 13.4 59 10.3 49 11.5 459 10.7 Infant 2 130 5.9 160 7.0 74 7.4 98 8.5 107 9.6 86 9.5 655 7.6 141 6.4 142 6.2 81 8.1 77 6.7 91 8.2 74 8.2 606 7.0 Male 85 7.6 92 7.8 42 8.2 59 9.8 58 10.3 46 10.1 382 8.6 81 7.2 86 7.3 45 8.8 44 7.3 54 9.6 44 9.6 354 8.0 Female 45 4.2 68 6.2 32 6.6 39 7.1 49 8.9 40 9.0 273 6.5 60 5.6 56 5.1 36 7.4 33 6.0 37 6.7 30 6.7 252 6.0 Standard 1 119 5.5 191 8.7 84 8.5 97 8.6 167 13.6 89 9.3 747 8.6 120 5.6 149 6.8 70 7.1 114 10.1 121 9.9 80 8.3 654 7.6 Male 84 7.4 117 10.3 47 8.8 53 9.2 102 16.1 51 10.3 454 10.1 81 7.2 90 8.0 44 8.2 66 11.4 70 11.1 46 9.3 397 8.8 Female 35 3.4 74 7.0 37 8.2 44 8.0 65 11.0 38 8.2 293 7.1 39 3.8 59 5.6 26 5.8 48 8.7 51 8.6 34 7.3 257 6.2 Standard 2 130 5.8 155 7.0 69 7.5 110 10.5 137 11.4 77 9.4 678 8.0 103 4.6 189 8.5 48 5.2 114 10.9 130 10.8 62 7.6 646 7.7 Male 84 7.4 97 8.2 46 9.8 66 12.5 81 13.2 44 10.4 418 9.6 72 6.4 116 9.8 31 6.6 64 12.1 75 12.2 34 8.0 392 9.0 Female 46 4.2 58 5.7 23 5.1 44 8.5 56 9.5 33 8.4 260 6.4 31 2.8 73 7.1 17 3.8 50 9.7 55 9.3 28 7.1 254 6.2 Standard 3 104 4.6 118 5.2 75 7.7 90 7.9 142 12.0 58 6.9 587 6.7 98 4.3 140 6.1 63 6.5 98 8.6 115 9.7 49 5.8 563 6.5 Male 69 6.0 82 7.1 45 9.5 58 10.0 83 13.3 31 7.0 368 8.3 56 4.9 81 7.0 36 7.6 51 8.8 71 11.4 28 6.3 323 7.3 Female 35 3.1 36 3.2 30 6.0 32 5.7 59 10.6 27 6.8 219 5.1 42 3.7 59 5.2 27 5.4 47 8.4 44 7.9 21 5.3 240 5.6 Standard 4 112 5.1 137 6.2 62 6.2 89 8.1 107 9.0 43 4.8 550 6.4 84 3.8 86 3.9 55 5.5 94 8.5 76 6.4 50 5.6 445 5.2 Male 85 7.5 85 7.5 39 7.9 54 9.8 68 11.1 21 4.7 352 8.1 57 5.0 59 5.2 32 6.5 56 10.1 44 7.2 32 7.2 280 6.4 Female 27 2.5 52 4.8 23 4.6 35 6.4 39 6.7 22 4.9 198 4.7 27 2.5 27 2.5 23 4.6 38 6.9 32 5.5 18 4.0 165 3.9 Standard 5 113 5.4 89 4.6 65 7.0 45 4.4 66 6.3 27 3.7 405 5.2 86 4.1 101 5.2 53 5.7 70 6.8 73 6.9 12 1.6 395 5.1 Male 68 6.4 48 4.8 26 5.7 30 5.5 45 8.2 16 4.6 233 5.9 53 5.0 63 6.2 30 6.5 45 8.2 38 6.9 9 2.6 238 6.0 Female 45 4.3 41 4.4 39 8.2 15 3.2 21 4.2 11 2.9 172 4.5 33 3.2 38 4.0 23 4.8 25 5.3 35 6.9 3 0.8 157 4.1 Standard 6 13 0.7 14 0.8 2 0.3 7 0.8 1 0.1 12 1.8 49 0.7 6 0.3 21 1.2 5 0.7 13 1.5 15 1.6 10 1.5 70 1.0 Male 9 0.9 9 1.1 1 0.3 4 0.9 0 0.0 3 0.9 26 0.8 3 0.3 8 1.0 3 0.8 6 1.4 7 1.5 3 0.9 30 0.9 Female 4 0.4 5 0.6 1 0.3 3 0.6 1 0.2 9 2.7 23 0.6 3 0.3 13 1.4 2 0.5 7 1.5 8 1.8 7 2.1 40 1.1 Total 964 5.5 1099 6.4 587 7.7 711 8.2 888 9.7 521 7.7 4770 7.1 921 5.2 1078 6.3 522 6.8 770 8.8 801 8.7 441 6.5 4533 6.8 Male 632 7.1 680 7.7 333 8.6 429 9.6 528 11.1 295 8.6 2897 8.4 568 6.4 658 7.4 307 7.9 443 10.0 480 10.1 251 7.3 2707 7.9 Female 332 3.8 419 5.1 254 6.7 282 6.6 360 8.2 226 6.8 1873 5.7 353 4.1 420 5.1 215 5.7 327 7.7 321 7.3 190 5.7 1826 5.6 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 21 Ministry of Education Table 16: Primary School Dropout Rate by District, Grade, and Sex 2009-10 2010-11 Grade and Orange Stann Total Orange Stann Total Sex Belize Cayo Corozal Walk Creek Toledo Dropout Belize Cayo Corozal Walk Creek Toledo Dropout No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Beginners 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 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 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 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Infant 1 5 0.2 12 0.5 2 0.2 2 0.2 3 0.2 2 0.2 26 0.2 2 0.1 10 0.5 1 0.1 3 0.3 2 0.2 1 0.1 19 0.2 Male 3 0.3 8 0.7 2 0.4 2 0.3 3 0.4 0 0.0 18 0.2 2 0.2 8 0.7 0 0.0 2 0.3 2 0.3 1 0.2 15 0.3 Female 2 0.2 4 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.5 8 0.1 0 0.0 2 0.2 1 0.2 1 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.1 Infant 2 3 0.1 12 0.5 5 0.5 4 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.1 25 0.3 1 0.0 5 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.1 3 0.3 0 0.0 10 0.1 Male 1 0.1 8 0.7 4 0.8 3 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 16 0.3 1 0.1 3 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.4 0 0.0 6 0.1 Female 2 0.2 4 0.4 1 0.2 1 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.2 9 0.2 0 0.0 2 0.2 0 0.0 1 0.2 1 0.2 0 0.0 4 0.1 Standard 1 0 0.0 11 0.5 8 0.8 4 0.4 1 0.1 2 0.2 26 0.3 0 0.0 5 0.2 0 0.0 2 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 0.1 Male 0 0.0 6 0.5 7 1.3 4 0.7 1 0.2 1 0.2 19 0.4 0 0.0 3 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.1 Female 0 0.0 5 0.5 1 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.2 7 0.2 0 0.0 2 0.2 0 0.0 2 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.1 Standard 2 11 0.5 11 0.5 5 0.5 3 0.3 2 0.2 2 0.2 34 0.3 3 0.1 8 0.4 0 0.0 3 0.3 5 0.4 0 0.0 19 0.2 Male 11 1.0 2 0.2 5 1.1 0 0.0 1 0.2 1 0.2 20 0.4 3 0.3 2 0.2 0 0.0 3 0.6 2 0.3 0 0.0 10 0.2 Female 0 0.0 9 0.9 0 0.0 3 0.6 1 0.2 1 0.3 14 0.2 0 0.0 6 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.5 0 0.0 9 0.2 Standard 3 6 0.3 25 1.1 9 0.9 9 0.8 6 0.5 4 0.5 59 0.6 1 0.0 20 0.9 4 0.4 4 0.4 9 0.8 0 0.0 38 0.4 Male 6 0.5 13 1.1 6 1.3 8 1.4 2 0.3 1 0.2 36 0.7 0 0.0 11 1.0 2 0.4 1 0.2 6 1.0 0 0.0 20 0.5 Female 0 0.0 12 1.1 3 0.6 1 0.2 4 0.7 3 0.8 23 0.5 1 0.1 9 0.8 2 0.4 3 0.5 3 0.5 0 0.0 18 0.4 Standard 4 12 0.5 28 1.3 11 1.1 18 1.6 10 0.8 11 1.2 90 1.2 10 0.4 15 0.7 5 0.5 16 1.5 14 1.2 8 0.9 68 0.8 Male 8 0.7 19 1.7 9 1.8 12 2.2 5 0.8 6 1.4 59 1.4 8 0.7 9 0.8 4 0.8 13 2.4 5 0.8 2 0.5 41 0.9 Female 4 0.4 9 0.8 2 0.4 6 1.1 5 0.9 5 1.1 31 1.0 2 0.2 6 0.6 1 0.2 3 0.5 9 1.5 6 1.3 27 0.6 Standard 5 16 0.8 36 1.8 17 1.8 29 2.8 17 1.6 21 2.9 136 2.1 8 0.4 30 1.5 15 1.6 22 2.2 13 1.2 20 2.7 108 1.4 Male 9 0.9 21 2.1 7 1.5 15 2.7 13 2.4 9 2.6 74 2.5 5 0.4 14 1.4 7 1.5 13 2.4 7 1.3 12 3.4 58 1.5 Female 7 0.7 15 1.6 10 2.1 14 2.9 4 0.8 12 3.1 62 1.9 3 0.3 16 1.7 8 1.7 9 1.9 6 1.2 8 2.1 50 1.3 Standard 6 29 1.5 32 1.8 14 1.8 24 2.7 23 2.5 24 3.5 146 1.8 30 1.5 21 1.2 18 2.4 23 2.6 19 2.1 20 2.9 131 1.9 Male 3 0.3 12 1.4 10 2.8 14 3.3 14 2.9 5 1.4 58 2.1 7 0.7 13 1.6 13 3.6 13 3.1 8 1.7 5 1.4 59 1.7 Female 26 2.6 20 2.2 4 1.0 10 2.2 9 2.1 19 5.6 88 1.6 23 2.3 8 0.9 5 1.3 10 2.2 11 2.5 15 4.5 72 2.0 Total 82 0.5 167 1.0 71 0.9 93 1.1 62 0.7 67 1.0 542 0.8 55 0.3 114 0.7 43 0.6 74 0.8 65 0.7 49 0.7 400 0.6 Male 41 0.5 89 1.0 50 1.3 58 1.3 39 0.8 23 0.7 300 0.9 26 0.3 63 0.7 26 0.7 45 1.0 32 0.7 20 0.6 212 0.6 Female 41 0.5 78 0.9 21 0.6 35 0.8 23 0.5 44 1.3 242 0.7 29 0.3 51 0.6 17 0.4 29 0.7 33 0.7 29 0.9 188 0.6 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 22 Ministry of Education Figure 9: Primary Schools Repetition and Dropout Rates by District 2010-11 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 23 Ministry of Education 7.4 PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: Table 17a: Number of Primary School Teachers by District, Urban/Rural Location, and Level of Training 2011-12 QUALIFICATION % % Fully District TRAINED BA/BSc Associate First High Other / TOTAL Trained MEd BEd Cert. Edu. LCP ACP Asc PEd L2/2+1 Level 1 Degree Class School not stated Trained Urban 47 203 17 19 12 315 188 36 52 319 80 148 14 1,450 57.7 55.2 Belize 29 80 6 14 7 161 64 10 36 147 31 81 11 677 54.8 53.3 Cayo 14 60 5 3 1 69 34 15 7 68 29 47 2 354 56.8 52.5 Corozal 1 8 0 0 0 33 39 0 2 9 3 1 0 96 84.4 84.4 Orange Walk 2 37 2 1 0 25 29 5 1 48 3 1 0 154 65.6 62.3 Stann Creek 0 7 3 1 3 18 14 4 5 37 8 8 1 109 45.9 42.2 Toledo 1 11 1 0 1 9 8 2 1 10 6 10 0 60 55.0 51.7 Rural 29 185 15 8 15 384 214 60 33 349 109 238 126 1,765 51.6 48.2 Belize 6 10 4 0 3 40 33 6 4 41 10 34 3 194 52.6 49.5 Cayo 8 65 4 3 3 70 34 10 12 74 37 58 65 443 44.5 42.2 Corozal 7 42 2 0 2 87 54 8 4 39 5 10 16 276 73.2 70.3 Orange Walk 5 31 2 2 2 71 47 9 8 52 7 19 31 286 59.1 55.9 Stann Creek 2 27 2 1 3 68 26 10 3 105 20 46 1 314 44.3 41.1 Toledo 1 10 1 2 2 48 20 17 2 38 30 71 10 252 40.1 33.3 Total 76 388 32 27 27 699 402 96 85 668 189 386 140 3,215 54.3 51.4 Belize 35 90 10 14 10 201 97 16 40 188 41 115 14 871 54.3 52.5 Cayo 22 125 9 6 4 139 68 25 19 142 66 105 67 797 49.9 46.8 Corozal 8 50 2 0 2 120 93 8 6 48 8 11 16 372 76.1 73.9 Orange Walk 7 68 4 3 2 96 76 14 9 100 10 20 31 440 61.4 58.2 Stann Creek 2 34 5 2 6 86 40 14 8 142 28 54 2 423 44.7 41.4 Toledo 2 21 2 2 3 57 28 19 3 48 36 81 10 312 42.9 36.9 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 24 Ministry of Education Table 17b: Number of Primary School Teachers by District, Urban/Rural Location, and Level of Training 2010-11 QUALIFICATION % % Fully District TRAINED BA/BSc Associate First High Second Other / TOTAL Trained MEd BEd Cert. Edu. LCP ACP Asc PEd L2/2+1 Level 1 Degree Class School Class not stated Trained Urban 30 172 27 17 23 193 180 41 54 395 97 155 1 19 1,404 48.6 45.7 Belize 19 71 15 8 10 96 73 10 32 187 47 77 1 9 655 46.1 44.6 Cayo 8 44 6 5 2 44 33 17 11 88 31 51 0 5 345 46.1 41.2 Corozal 0 10 0 0 3 19 28 1 3 19 5 5 0 0 93 65.6 64.5 Orange Walk 2 35 2 1 2 16 24 6 1 56 4 2 0 1 152 57.9 53.9 Stann Creek 1 4 3 2 3 10 13 5 6 40 6 10 0 3 106 38.7 34.0 Toledo 0 8 1 1 3 8 9 2 1 5 4 10 0 1 53 60.4 56.6 Rural 23 168 22 5 16 241 234 63 28 427 148 237 1 46 1,659 46.5 42.7 Belize 4 11 3 0 3 19 31 6 3 54 15 37 0 5 191 40.3 37.2 Cayo 7 53 6 1 1 41 49 12 12 95 50 60 0 22 409 41.6 38.6 Corozal 7 43 2 0 3 67 58 4 4 53 8 6 0 3 258 71.3 69.8 Orange Walk 4 28 5 3 6 38 45 14 6 76 6 11 0 4 246 58.1 52.4 Stann Creek 0 19 4 1 3 44 29 10 2 123 21 44 1 1 302 36.4 33.1 Toledo 1 14 2 0 0 32 22 17 1 26 48 79 0 11 253 34.8 28.1 Total 53 340 49 22 39 434 414 104 82 822 245 392 2 65 3,063 47.5 44.1 Belize 23 82 18 8 13 115 104 16 35 241 62 114 1 14 846 44.8 42.9 Cayo 15 97 12 6 3 85 82 29 23 183 81 111 0 27 754 43.6 39.8 Corozal 7 53 2 0 6 86 86 5 7 72 13 11 0 3 351 69.8 68.4 Orange Walk 6 63 7 4 8 54 69 20 7 132 10 13 0 5 398 58.0 53.0 Stann Creek 1 23 7 3 6 54 42 15 8 163 27 54 1 4 408 37.0 33.3 Toledo 1 22 3 1 3 40 31 19 2 31 52 89 0 12 306 39.2 33.0 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 25 Ministry of Education Figure 10: Distribution of Primary School Teachers by District 2011-12 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 26 Ministry of Education Table 18: Number of Primary School Teachers by Management, District, and Sex Management 2010-11 2011-12 and Sex Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Stann Orange Stann Walk Creek Toledo TOTAL Belize Cayo Corozal Walk Creek Toledo TOTAL Government 69 169 41 142 84 38 543 71 174 44 150 85 38 562 Male 7 45 12 46 21 15 146 8 52 10 46 22 15 153 Female 62 124 29 96 63 23 397 63 122 34 104 63 23 409 Roman Catholic 261 344 191 170 179 213 1,358 260 348 195 167 188 219 1,377 Male 40 97 68 60 40 117 422 41 100 75 65 42 115 438 Female 221 247 123 110 139 96 936 219 248 120 102 146 104 939 Anglican 145 36 9 18 35 6 249 142 36 9 18 37 5 247 Male 18 8 0 1 7 2 36 21 8 0 1 5 2 37 Female 127 28 9 17 28 4 213 121 28 9 17 32 3 210 Methodist 95 0 26 0 43 22 186 105 0 26 0 46 21 198 Male 10 0 7 0 9 7 33 13 0 7 0 11 6 37 Female 85 0 19 0 34 15 153 92 0 19 0 35 15 161 SDA 43 46 41 11 14 6 161 46 47 42 14 14 8 171 Male 6 11 10 4 5 2 38 9 9 8 5 2 2 35 Female 37 35 31 7 9 4 123 37 38 34 9 12 6 136 Nazarene 9 66 13 0 0 0 88 9 67 13 0 0 0 89 Male 0 24 6 0 0 0 30 1 25 5 0 0 0 31 Female 9 42 7 0 0 0 58 8 42 8 0 0 0 58 Assemblies of God 9 8 4 0 24 0 45 9 8 4 0 24 0 45 Male 1 4 2 0 6 0 13 1 4 2 0 6 0 13 Female 8 4 2 0 18 0 32 8 4 2 0 18 0 32 Private 88 22 0 14 7 14 145 88 23 0 16 6 14 147 Male 10 7 0 0 0 4 21 12 5 0 1 0 4 22 Female 78 15 0 14 7 10 124 76 18 0 15 6 10 125 Mennonite 12 32 0 0 5 7 56 7 63 15 30 4 7 126 Male 5 18 0 0 2 4 29 3 24 14 26 2 4 73 Female 7 14 0 0 3 3 27 4 39 1 4 2 3 53 Other 115 31 26 43 17 0 232 134 31 24 45 19 0 253 Male 21 9 9 17 3 0 59 13 10 7 18 4 0 52 Female 94 22 17 26 14 0 173 121 21 17 27 15 0 201 Total 846 754 351 398 408 306 3,063 871 797 372 440 423 312 3,215 Male 118 223 114 128 93 151 827 122 237 128 162 94 148 891 Female 728 531 237 270 315 155 2,236 749 560 244 278 329 164 2,324 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 27 Ministry of Education Figure 11: Distribution of Primary School Teachers by Management 2011-12 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 28 Ministry of Education 7.5 PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENT – TEACHER RATIO: Table 19: Student-Teacher Ratio by District and Urban/Rural Location District 2010-11 2011-12 Urban Rural Overall Urban Rural Overall Belize 20.8 21.1 20.9 20.0 20.6 20.2 Cayo 22.9 22.6 22.7 22.8 21.4 22.0 Corozal 22.3 21.6 21.8 21.7 22.6 22.4 Orange Walk 22.1 21.8 21.9 22.2 22.5 22.4 Stann Creek 20.4 23.2 22.5 19.0 22.9 21.9 Toledo 25.9 21.3 22.1 22.8 21.1 21.4 Total 21.7 22.1 21.9 21.1 21.9 21.5 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 29 Ministry of Education 8.0 TRANSITION RATE: 8.1 TRANSITION RATE FROM STANDARD SIX TO SECONDARY Table 20: Transition Rate to Secondary School 2010-11 2011-12 District and 2009-10 New Transition 2010-11 New Transition Sex Graduates Entrants Rate Graduates Entrants Rate Belize 1,936 1,892 97.7% 1,913 1,792 93.7% Male 964 916 95.0% 924 853 92.3% Female 972 976 100.4% 989 939 94.9% Cayo 1,631 1,461 89.6% 1,694 1,438 84.9% Male 787 702 89.2% 806 685 85.0% Female 844 759 89.9% 888 753 84.8% Corozal 742 595 80.2% 731 602 82.4% Male 361 300 83.1% 350 296 84.6% Female 381 295 77.4% 381 306 80.3% Orange Walk 815 618 75.8% 859 577 67.2% Male 425 319 75.1% 405 287 70.9% Female 390 299 76.7% 454 290 63.9% Stann Creek 865 809 93.5% 873 761 87.2% Male 437 394 90.2% 447 402 89.9% Female 428 415 97.0% 426 359 84.3% Toledo 534 508 95.1% 651 542 83.3% Male 263 259 98.5% 331 296 89.4% Female 271 249 91.9% 320 246 76.9% Total 6,523 5,883 90.2% 6,721 5,712 85.0% Male 3,237 2,890 89.3% 3,263 2,819 86.4% Female 3,286 2,993 91.1% 3,458 2,893 83.7% Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 30 Ministry of Education 9.0 SECONDARY EDUCATION: 9.1 NUMBER OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS Table 21: Number of Secondary Schools by District, Management, and Urban/Rural Location 2010-11 2011-12 Management and Urban / Rural Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Stann Toledo TOTAL Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Stann Walk Creek Walk Creek Toledo TOTAL 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 Anglican 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Urban 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Rural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methodist 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Urban 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Rural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Nazarene 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Urban 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Rural 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 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 Assemblies of God 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Urban 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Rural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baptist 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Urban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rural 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Presbyterian 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Urban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rural 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Community 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 Urban 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 Rural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Priv./Spec. Assisted 3 2 0 2 0 1 8 3 2 0 1 0 1 7 Urban 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Rural 1 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 2 0 1 0 1 5 Evangelical 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Urban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rural 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 ALL SCHOOLS 19 12 6 7 5 5 54 19 12 6 6 5 5 53 Urban 15 7 1 4 2 1 30 15 7 1 4 2 1 30 Rural 4 5 5 3 3 4 24 4 5 5 2 3 4 23 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 31 Ministry of Education Figure 12: Distribution of Secondary Schools by District and Urban/Rural Location 2011-12 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 32 Ministry of Education Table 22: Number of Secondary Schools by District, Funding Source, and Urban/Rural Location Management and 2010-11 2011-12 Urban / Rural Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Stann Walk Creek Toledo TOTAL Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Stann Walk 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 Gov't-Aided Commun. 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 Urban 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 Rural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gov't-Aided Denom. 8 6 3 3 1 1 22 8 6 3 3 1 1 22 Urban 7 5 0 3 1 0 16 7 5 0 3 1 0 16 Rural 1 1 3 0 0 1 6 1 1 3 0 0 1 6 Priv./Spec. Assisted 3 4 1 2 0 1 11 3 4 1 1 0 1 10 Urban 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Rural 1 4 1 2 0 1 9 1 4 1 1 0 1 8 ALL SCHOOLS 19 12 6 7 5 5 54 19 12 6 6 5 5 53 Urban 15 7 1 4 2 1 30 15 7 1 4 2 1 30 Rural 4 5 5 3 3 4 24 4 5 5 2 3 4 23 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 33 Ministry of Education Figure 13: Distribution of Secondary Schools by Funding Source 2011-12 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 34 Ministry of Education 9.2 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT: Table 23: Secondary Enrolment by District, Form, and Sex District and 2010-11 2011-12 Sex Prep Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 TOTAL Prep Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 TOTAL Belize 0 2,077 1,751 1,353 1,114 6,295 0 2,020 1,723 1,555 1,211 6,509 Male 0 998 804 606 483 2,891 0 987 793 721 530 3,031 Female 0 1,079 947 747 631 3,404 0 1,033 930 834 681 3,478 Cayo 17 1,487 1,167 983 689 4,343 19 1,539 1,203 1,087 852 4,700 Male 6 708 523 453 302 1,992 4 740 543 507 388 2,182 Female 11 779 644 530 387 2,351 15 799 660 580 464 2,518 Corozal 0 646 541 455 393 2,035 0 659 532 492 394 2,077 Male 0 331 266 221 183 1,001 0 330 283 247 196 1,056 Female 0 315 275 234 210 1,034 0 329 249 245 198 1,021 Orange Walk 0 653 530 450 361 1,994 0 656 510 456 373 1,995 Male 0 337 273 213 174 997 0 332 255 235 176 998 Female 0 316 257 237 187 997 0 324 255 221 197 997 Stann Creek 70 860 620 507 470 2,527 67 813 714 569 459 2,622 Male 43 417 273 227 214 1,174 31 448 328 239 205 1,251 Female 27 443 347 280 256 1,353 36 365 386 330 254 1,371 Toledo 2 554 451 363 323 1,693 0 591 478 390 303 1,762 Male 2 285 261 197 147 892 0 325 243 223 156 947 Female 0 269 190 166 176 801 0 266 235 167 147 815 TOTAL 89 6,277 5,060 4,111 3,350 18,887 86 6,278 5,160 4,549 3,592 19,665 Male 51 3,076 2,400 1,917 1,503 8,947 35 3,162 2,445 2,172 1,651 9,465 Female 38 3,201 2,660 2,194 1,847 9,940 51 3,116 2,715 2,377 1,941 10,200 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 35 Ministry of Education Table 24: Secondary Enrolment by Age, Form, and Sex Age and 2010-11 2011-12 Sex Prep Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 TOTAL Prep Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 TOTAL <11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Female 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 1 16 0 0 0 17 0 50 1 0 0 51 Male 1 8 0 0 0 9 0 20 0 0 0 20 Female 0 8 0 0 0 8 0 30 1 0 0 31 12 12 749 17 1 0 779 6 824 18 2 0 850 Male 8 329 7 1 0 345 3 360 5 1 0 369 Female 4 420 10 0 0 434 3 464 13 1 0 481 13 18 2,179 608 26 0 2,831 26 2,228 730 24 0 3,008 Male 9 984 250 19 0 1,262 7 1,009 306 4 0 1,326 Female 9 1,195 358 7 0 1,569 19 1,219 424 20 0 1,682 14 31 1,763 1,710 401 14 3,919 23 1,751 1,865 618 15 4,272 Male 18 871 753 154 3 1,799 11 929 821 241 3 2,005 Female 13 892 957 247 11 2,120 12 822 1,044 377 12 2,267 15 20 1,056 1,478 1,371 375 4,300 23 956 1,359 1,478 387 4,203 Male 9 570 685 571 136 1,971 13 545 646 648 157 2,009 Female 11 486 793 800 239 2,329 10 411 713 830 230 2,194 16 6 356 808 1,257 1,102 3,529 7 341 788 1,312 1,283 3,731 Male 5 212 450 590 466 1,723 0 216 427 632 520 1,795 Female 1 144 358 667 636 1,806 7 125 361 680 763 1,936 17 1 111 303 674 979 2,068 1 88 270 688 1,052 2,099 Male 1 75 166 350 458 1,050 1 60 158 382 485 1,086 Female 0 36 137 324 521 1,018 0 28 112 306 567 1,013 18 0 31 94 257 540 922 0 21 93 296 524 934 Male 0 16 56 154 268 494 0 12 59 173 273 517 Female 0 15 38 103 272 428 0 9 34 123 251 417 19 0 11 24 83 231 349 0 10 24 85 209 328 Male 0 9 20 57 108 194 0 9 17 57 133 216 Female 0 2 4 26 123 155 0 1 7 28 76 112 20+ 0 5 18 41 109 173 0 7 12 46 122 187 Male 0 2 13 21 64 100 0 1 6 34 80 121 Female 0 3 5 20 45 73 0 6 6 12 42 66 TOTAL 89 6,277 5,060 4,111 3,350 18,887 86 6,278 5,160 4,549 3,592 19,665 Male 51 3,076 2,400 1,917 1,503 8,947 35 3,162 2,445 2,172 1,651 9,465 Female 38 3,201 2,660 2,194 1,847 9,940 51 3,116 2,715 2,377 1,941 10,200 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 36 Ministry of Education Table 25a: Secondary Enrolment by Funding, Sex, District, and Urban/Rural Location 2011-12 District & Urban/Rural Location TOTAL Management Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo U R U R U R U R U R U R U R All TOTAL 5,845 664 3,803 897 800 1,277 1,754 241 1,241 1,381 855 907 14,298 5,367 19,665 Government 1,756 483 1,411 0 0 614 680 201 0 1,381 0 845 3,847 3,524 7,371 Gov't-Aided Commun. 454 0 0 0 800 0 0 0 803 0 855 0 2,912 0 2,912 Gov't-Aided Denom. 3,471 120 2,392 369 0 581 1,074 0 438 0 0 44 7,375 1,114 8,489 Priv/Spec. Assisted 164 61 0 528 0 82 0 40 0 0 0 18 164 729 893 Males: 2,667 364 1,729 453 390 666 856 142 536 715 458 489 6,636 2,829 9,465 Government 869 268 684 0 0 355 341 116 0 715 0 454 1,894 1,908 3,802 Gov't-Aided Commun. 220 0 0 0 390 0 0 0 356 0 458 0 1,424 0 1,424 Gov't-Aided Denom. 1,487 65 1,045 207 0 268 515 0 180 0 0 26 3,227 566 3,793 Priv/Spec. Assisted 91 31 0 246 0 43 0 26 0 0 0 9 91 355 446 Females: 3,178 300 2,074 444 410 611 898 99 705 666 397 418 7,662 2,538 10,200 Government 887 215 727 0 0 259 339 85 0 666 0 391 1,953 1,616 3,569 Gov't-Aided Commun. 234 0 0 0 410 0 0 0 447 0 397 0 1,488 0 1,488 Gov't-Aided Denom. 1,984 55 1,347 162 0 313 559 0 258 0 0 18 4,148 548 4,696 Priv/Spec. Assisted 73 30 0 282 0 39 0 14 0 0 0 9 73 374 447 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 37 Ministry of Education Table 25b: Secondary Enrolment by Funding, Sex, District, and Urban/Rural Location 2010-11 District & Urban/Rural Location TOTAL Management Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo U R U R U R U R U R U R U R All TOTAL 5,687 608 3,596 747 771 1,264 1,735 259 1,218 1,309 907 786 13,914 4,973 18,887 Government 1,858 432 1,326 0 0 575 655 214 0 1,309 0 734 3,839 3,264 7,103 Gov't-Aided Commun. 480 0 0 0 771 0 0 0 725 0 907 0 2,883 0 2,883 Gov't-Aided Denom. 3,306 119 2,270 334 0 603 1,080 0 493 0 0 40 7,149 1,096 8,245 Priv/Spec. Assisted 43 57 0 413 0 86 0 45 0 0 0 12 43 613 656 Males: 2,567 324 1,632 360 361 640 849 148 516 658 480 412 6,405 2,542 8,947 Government 915 240 617 0 0 318 338 124 0 658 0 383 1,870 1,723 3,593 Gov't-Aided Commun. 222 0 0 0 361 0 0 0 316 0 480 0 1,379 0 1,379 Gov't-Aided Denom. 1,404 57 1,015 175 0 282 511 0 200 0 0 23 3,130 537 3,667 Priv/Spec. Assisted 26 27 0 185 0 40 0 24 0 0 0 6 26 282 308 Females: 3,120 284 1,964 387 410 624 886 111 702 651 427 374 7,509 2,431 9,940 Government 943 192 709 0 0 257 317 90 0 651 0 351 1,969 1,541 3,510 Gov't-Aided Commun. 258 0 0 0 410 0 0 0 409 0 427 0 1,504 0 1,504 Gov't-Aided Denom. 1,902 62 1,255 159 0 321 569 0 293 0 0 17 4,019 559 4,578 Priv/Spec. Assisted 17 30 0 228 0 46 0 21 0 0 0 6 17 331 348 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 38 Ministry of Education Figure 14: Distribution of Secondary School Enrolment by District 2011-12 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 39 Ministry of Education 9.3 SECONDARY SCHOOL REPETITION AND DROPOUT RATE: Table 26: Secondary School Repetition Rate by Form, District, and Sex 2009-10 2010-11 Grade and Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Stann Toledo PERCENT Orange Stann PERCENT Sex Walk Creek Belize Cayo CorozalREPEAT Walk Creek Toledo REPEAT No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Prep 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 4.4 0 0.0 6 3.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 7.1 0 0.0 5 5.6 Male 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 7.1 0 0.0 5 6.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 9.3 0 0.0 4 7.8 Female 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.5 0 0.0 1 1.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.7 0 0.0 1 2.6 Form 1 235 11.2 117 8.2 58 9.0 84 12.7 56 7.0 43 6.9 593 9.5 229 11.0 135 9.1 57 8.8 80 12.3 66 7.7 44 7.9 611 9.7 Male 119 11.8 59 8.7 33 10.2 46 13.2 36 9.4 25 7.2 318 10.3 137 13.7 77 10.9 34 10.3 46 13.6 42 10.1 27 9.5 363 11.8 Female 116 10.6 58 7.7 25 7.7 38 12.2 20 4.9 18 6.5 275 8.6 92 8.5 58 7.4 23 7.3 34 10.8 24 5.4 17 6.3 248 7.7 Form 2 145 9.2 141 11.9 58 12.0 65 12.8 43 6.7 17 4.5 469 9.8 119 6.8 74 6.3 49 9.1 50 9.4 23 3.7 29 6.4 344 6.8 Male 71 10.0 80 14.1 28 12.0 32 13.6 29 8.8 11 5.9 251 11.1 62 7.7 39 7.5 33 12.4 25 9.2 14 5.1 22 8.4 195 8.1 Female 74 8.6 61 9.8 30 12.0 33 12.1 14 4.6 6 3.1 218 8.7 57 6.0 35 5.4 16 5.8 25 9.7 9 2.6 7 3.7 149 5.6 Form 3 145 10.7 118 13.1 57 12.1 56 12.8 31 6.2 22 6.2 429 10.7 79 5.8 87 8.9 50 11.0 37 8.2 18 3.6 15 4.1 286 7.0 Male 76 12.9 59 14.1 28 12.9 33 15.3 16 7.2 18 10.1 230 12.5 52 8.6 49 10.8 28 12.7 17 8.0 7 3.1 11 5.6 164 8.6 Female 69 9.0 59 12.3 29 11.5 23 10.4 15 5.4 4 2.3 199 9.1 27 3.6 38 7.2 22 9.4 20 8.4 11 3.9 4 2.4 122 5.6 Form 4 70 6.3 37 4.6 17 4.2 26 8.0 23 7.2 10 4.1 183 5.7 38 3.4 20 2.9 11 2.8 11 3.0 9 1.9 4 1.2 93 2.8 Male 32 6.3 22 6.4 10 5.4 10 6.8 16 10.3 8 6.0 98 6.7 23 4.8 11 3.6 6 3.3 7 4.0 5 2.3 4 2.7 56 3.7 Female 38 6.2 15 3.3 7 3.2 16 9.0 7 4.2 2 1.9 85 4.9 15 2.4 9 2.3 5 2.4 4 2.1 4 1.6 0 0.0 37 2.0 Total 595 9.7 413 9.5 190 9.5 231 12.0 159 6.7 92 5.8 1680 9.1 465 7.4 316 7.3 167 8.2 178 8.9 121 4.8 92 5.4 1339 7.1 Male 298 10.6 220 10.9 99 10.3 121 12.8 102 8.8 62 7.3 902 10.3 274 9.5 176 8.8 101 10.1 95 9.5 72 6.1 64 7.2 782 8.7 Female 297 8.9 193 8.3 91 8.7 110 11.2 57 4.6 30 4.0 778 8.0 191 5.6 140 6.0 66 6.4 83 8.3 49 3.6 28 3.5 557 5.6 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 40 Ministry of Education Table 27: Secondary School Dropout Rate by Form, District, and Sex 2009-10 2010-11 Grade and Orange Stann PERCENT Orange Stann PERCENT Sex Belize Cayo Corozal Walk Creek Toledo DROPOUT Belize Cayo Corozal Walk Creek Toledo DROPOUT No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Prep 0 0.0 3 15.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 15.3 0 0.0 24 15.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 17 24.3 1 50.0 18 20.2 Male 0 0.0 1 9.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 18.6 0 0.0 14 17.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 16.3 1 50.0 8 15.7 Female 0 0.0 2 22.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 11.9 0 0.0 10 13.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 37.0 0 0.0 10 26.3 Form 1 264 12.5 181 12.7 91 14.0 79 12.0 112 14.1 118 18.9 845 13.5 220 10.6 148 10.0 106 16.4 80 12.3 144 16.7 70 12.6 768 12.2 Male 152 15.0 107 15.9 57 17.5 42 12.1 64 16.7 68 19.5 490 15.9 135 13.5 77 10.9 59 17.8 49 14.5 92 22.1 40 14.0 452 14.7 Female 112 10.2 74 9.8 34 10.5 37 11.9 48 11.7 50 18.1 355 11.2 85 7.9 71 9.1 47 14.9 31 9.8 52 11.7 30 11.2 316 9.9 Form 2 177 11.3 103 8.7 41 8.5 50 9.8 51 8.0 35 9.3 457 9.6 126 7.2 74 6.3 54 10.0 57 10.8 66 10.6 46 10.2 423 8.4 Male 97 13.6 52 9.2 21 9.0 24 10.2 26 7.9 20 10.8 240 10.6 79 9.8 30 5.7 19 7.1 27 9.9 37 13.6 29 11.1 221 9.2 Female 80 9.3 51 8.2 20 8.0 26 9.5 25 8.1 15 7.8 217 8.7 47 5.0 44 6.8 35 12.7 30 11.7 29 8.4 17 8.9 202 7.6 Form 3 166 12.2 60 6.7 52 11.4 40 9.2 21 4.2 27 7.6 366 9.1 74 5.5 54 5.5 30 6.6 46 10.2 53 10.5 26 7.2 283 6.9 Male 75 12.7 30 7.2 19 8.8 19 8.8 5 2.3 22 12.3 170 9.2 29 4.8 24 5.3 12 5.4 19 8.9 23 10.1 14 7.1 121 6.3 Female 91 11.8 30 6.2 33 13.0 21 9.5 16 5.7 5 2.8 196 9.0 45 6.0 30 5.7 18 7.7 27 11.4 30 10.7 12 7.2 162 7.4 Form 4 60 5.4 49 6.1 23 5.7 8 2.5 16 5.0 11 4.5 167 5.2 41 3.7 18 2.6 13 3.3 9 2.5 21 4.5 6 1.9 108 3.2 Male 33 6.5 23 6.7 7 3.8 2 1.4 10 6.5 6 4.5 81 5.5 18 3.7 9 3.0 6 3.3 7 4.0 8 3.7 4 2.7 52 3.5 Female 27 4.4 26 5.6 16 7.2 6 3.4 6 3.6 5 4.6 86 4.9 23 3.6 9 2.3 7 3.3 2 1.1 13 5.1 2 1.1 56 3.0 Total 667 10.8 396 9.1 207 10.3 177 9.2 221 9.2 191 11.9 1,859 10.1 461 7.3 294 6.8 203 10.0 192 9.6 301 11.9 149 8.8 1,600 8.5 Male 357 12.7 213 10.6 104 10.8 87 9.2 118 10.2 116 13.7 995 11.4 261 9.0 140 7.0 96 9.6 102 10.2 167 14.2 88 9.9 854 9.5 Female 310 9.3 183 7.9 103 9.8 90 9.1 103 8.4 75 10.0 864 8.9 200 5.9 154 6.6 107 10.3 90 9.0 134 9.9 61 7.6 746 7.5 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 41 Ministry of Education Figure 15: Secondary Schools’ Repetition and Dropout Rates by District 2010-11 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 42 Ministry of Education 9.4 SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: Table 28a: Number of Secondary School Teachers by District, Sex, Management, and Qualification 2011-12 Management and Qualification District ALL SCHOOLSGovernment Govt. Aided Comm. Govt. Aided Denom. Priv./Spec. Assisted TOTAL GT G T O GT G T O GT G T O GT G T O GT G T O TOTAL 124 160 28 243 63 61 8 59 187 205 21 183 5 21 3 42 379 447 60 527 1,413 Belize 56 54 10 79 6 10 0 11 84 97 10 62 0 5 0 12 146 166 20 164 496 Cayo 25 24 7 39 0 0 0 0 54 74 6 56 5 12 3 17 84 110 16 112 322 Corozal 10 14 1 18 25 14 3 13 19 5 1 17 0 3 0 4 54 36 5 52 147 Orange Walk 11 20 3 36 0 0 0 0 28 23 1 27 0 1 0 5 39 44 4 68 155 Stann Creek 13 32 4 45 18 18 4 6 2 6 3 20 0 0 0 0 33 56 11 71 171 Toledo 9 16 3 26 14 19 1 29 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 23 35 4 60 122 Males 45 82 7 138 19 23 3 28 64 83 13 91 1 11 1 21 129 199 24 278 630 Belize 10 24 3 44 1 6 0 8 25 45 7 25 0 3 0 6 36 78 10 83 207 Cayo 11 12 2 20 0 0 0 0 20 26 3 31 1 7 1 9 32 45 6 60 143 Corozal 5 10 0 10 7 6 1 4 8 3 1 10 0 1 0 1 20 20 2 25 67 Orange Walk 6 12 0 24 0 0 0 0 10 7 0 16 0 0 0 1 16 19 0 41 76 Stann Creek 6 13 2 23 7 6 2 1 1 2 2 9 0 0 0 0 14 21 6 33 74 Toledo 7 11 0 17 4 5 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 16 0 36 63 Females 79 78 21 105 44 38 5 31 123 122 8 92 4 10 2 21 250 248 36 249 783 Belize 46 30 7 35 5 4 0 3 59 52 3 37 0 2 0 6 110 88 10 81 289 Cayo 14 12 5 19 0 0 0 0 34 48 3 25 4 5 2 8 52 65 10 52 179 Corozal 5 4 1 8 18 8 2 9 11 2 0 7 0 2 0 3 34 16 3 27 80 Orange Walk 5 8 3 12 0 0 0 0 18 16 1 11 0 1 0 4 23 25 4 27 79 Stann Creek 7 19 2 22 11 12 2 5 1 4 1 11 0 0 0 0 19 35 5 38 97 Toledo 2 5 3 9 10 14 1 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 19 4 24 59 Note: GT = University Graduate and Professional Training; G = University Graduate; T = Professional Teacher Training: O = Other—High School or Sixth Form Graduates Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 43 Ministry of Education Table 28b: Number of Secondary School Teachers by District, Sex, Management, and Qualification 2010-11 Management and Qualification District ALL SCHOOLSGovernment Govt. Aided Comm. Govt. Aided Denom. Priv./Spec. Assisted TOTAL GT G T O GT G T O GT G T O GT G T O GT G T O TOTAL 128 146 31 234 42 67 4 73 185 198 22 192 5 17 4 41 360 428 61 540 1,389 Belize 53 49 10 80 5 10 0 10 92 89 10 59 2 5 0 11 152 153 20 160 485 Cayo 25 25 6 41 0 0 0 0 46 70 7 63 3 10 4 16 74 105 17 120 316 Corozal 7 12 1 22 18 12 2 23 17 7 1 23 0 2 0 5 42 33 4 73 152 Orange Walk 15 18 4 36 0 0 0 0 28 24 0 27 0 0 0 6 43 42 4 69 158 Stann Creek 16 25 7 36 9 24 2 10 2 8 4 20 0 0 0 0 27 57 13 66 163 Toledo 12 17 3 19 10 21 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 38 3 52 115 Males 58 78 15 128 13 25 1 35 59 81 16 96 0 7 3 21 130 191 35 280 636 Belize 13 21 5 40 1 6 0 8 23 38 7 26 0 2 0 6 37 67 12 80 196 Cayo 13 13 2 20 0 0 0 0 18 29 5 37 0 4 3 10 31 46 10 67 154 Corozal 3 8 0 10 4 6 0 10 7 3 1 11 0 1 0 3 14 18 1 34 67 Orange Walk 9 11 1 24 0 0 0 0 11 7 0 13 0 0 0 1 20 18 1 38 77 Stann Creek 9 15 6 22 5 8 1 2 0 4 3 9 0 0 0 0 14 27 10 33 84 Toledo 11 10 1 12 3 5 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 15 1 28 58 Females 70 68 16 106 29 42 3 38 126 117 6 96 5 10 1 20 230 237 26 260 753 Belize 40 28 5 40 4 4 0 2 69 51 3 33 2 3 0 5 115 86 8 80 289 Cayo 12 12 4 21 0 0 0 0 28 41 2 26 3 6 1 6 43 59 7 53 162 Corozal 4 4 1 12 14 6 2 13 10 4 0 12 0 1 0 2 28 15 3 39 85 Orange Walk 6 7 3 12 0 0 0 0 17 17 0 14 0 0 0 5 23 24 3 31 81 Stann Creek 7 10 1 14 4 16 1 8 2 4 1 11 0 0 0 0 13 30 3 33 79 Toledo 1 7 2 7 7 16 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 23 2 24 57 Note: GT = University Graduate and Professional Training; G = University Graduate; T = Professional Teacher Training: O = Other—High School or Sixth Form Graduates Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 44 Ministry of Education Figure 16: Qualifications of Secondary School Teachers 2011-12 Figure 17: Distribution of Secondary School Teachers by District 2011-12 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 45 Ministry of Education 10.0 VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL EDUCATION Table 29: Vocational/Technical Enrolment by District and Sex 2002/03 to 2011/12 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 Belize 229 240 248 196 253 256 296 124 117 105 Male 200 218 222 175 199 150 187 91 96 81 Female 29 22 26 21 54 106 109 33 21 24 Cayo 103 109 91 101 217 230 184 139 136 132 Male 72 77 63 73 146 147 114 97 90 73 Female 31 32 28 28 71 83 70 42 46 59 Corozal 42 153 122 32 24 35 60 74 48 16 Male 29 77 69 17 5 13 28 39 31 9 Female 13 76 53 15 19 22 32 35 17 7 Orange Walk 0 0 0 0 93 119 117 163 171 159 Male 0 0 0 0 79 104 98 145 157 146 Female 0 0 0 0 14 15 19 18 14 13 Stann Creek 0 0 0 0 0 87 102 81 58 77 Male 0 0 0 0 0 43 59 48 60 Female 0 0 0 0 0 44 43 10 17 Toledo 55 31 28 40 78 33 38 30 39 77 Male 33 21 18 30 59 22 37 29 31 63 Female 22 10 10 10 19 11 1 1 8 14 Total 429 533 489 369 665 760 797 611 569 566 Male 334 393 372 295 488 479 523 401 453 432 Female 95 140 117 74 177 281 274 129 116 134 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 46 Ministry of Education 11.0 TERTIARY EDUCATION Table 30: Tertiary Enrolment by Institution 2002/03 to 2011/12 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 Corozal Junior College 350 387 398 433 445 455 459 464 503 519 Male 162 203 202 184 188 186 182 190 194 224 Female 188 184 196 249 257 269 277 274 309 295 Centro Escolar Mexico Junior College 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 135 144 163 Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 71 77 88 Female 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 64 67 75 Belize Adventist Junior College 88 134 155 100 81 68 68 91 130 98 Male 38 91 73 52 38 31 22 39 42 42 Female 50 43 82 48 43 37 46 52 88 56 Muffles Junior College 297 298 269 300 362 454 470 450 378 339 Male 116 124 115 126 160 228 226 212 170 144 Female 181 174 154 174 202 226 244 238 208 195 St. John's Junior College 732 742 768 727 721 707 1,207 1,165 1,194 1,136 Male 291 304 286 251 252 246 421 451 476 444 Female 441 438 482 476 469 461 786 714 718 692 San Pedro Junior College 0 58 73 67 82 83 92 67 61 68 Male 0 22 23 23 25 31 34 23 20 23 Female 0 36 50 44 57 52 58 44 41 45 Wesley Junior College 0 52 96 147 146 179 183 195 201 264 Male 0 26 38 56 58 62 69 86 80 90 Female 0 26 58 91 88 117 114 109 121 174 Sacred Heart Junior College 255 365 433 443 495 503 481 484 490 552 Male 121 153 180 197 215 223 201 208 210 226 Female 134 212 253 246 280 280 280 276 280 326 Ecumenical Junior College 168 200 213 251 284 289 314 286 318 360 Male 55 62 73 74 78 96 105 102 106 128 Female 113 138 140 177 206 193 209 184 212 232 Independence Junior College 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 88 140 154 Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 49 50 53 Female 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 39 90 101 University of Belize 2,451 2,083 2,166 2,376 2,582 2,782 3,289 3,714 4,066 4,188 Male 916 749 800 867 962 1022 1171 1280 1420 1489 Female 1535 1334 1366 1509 1620 1760 2118 2434 2646 2699 Total 4,341 4,319 4,571 4,844 5,198 5,520 6,761 7,139 7,625 7,841 Male 1,699 1,734 1,790 1,830 1,976 2,125 2,553 2,711 2,845 2,951 Female 2,642 2,585 2,781 3,014 3,222 3,395 4,208 4,428 4,780 4,890 Note: The institutions listed above are local government and grant-aided institutions which together account for approximately 95% of in-country enrolment. A considerable number of Belizeans also enroll in institutions in Central America, the United States, and the Caribbean. Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 47 Ministry of Education 12.0 ENROLMENT TRENDS Table 31: Preschool Enrolment Trends 2002-03 to 2011-12 YEAR No. of Official Age Group Population Enrolment Annual % Gross Enrolment Ratio Schools M F Total M F Total Increase M F Total 2002-03 105 7,744 7,348 15,092 1,856 1,935 3,791 7.0 24.0% 26.3% 25.1% 2003-04 102 7,794 7,575 15,369 1,899 1,866 3,765 -0.7 24.4% 24.6% 24.5% 2004-05 118 7,991 7,878 15,869 2,138 2,274 4,412 17.2 26.8% 28.9% 27.8% 2005-06 142 8,254 8,132 16,386 2,329 2,476 4,861 10.2 28.2% 30.4% 29.3% 2006-07 152 7,865 8,204 16,069 3,214 1,769 4,983 2.5 40.9% 21.6% 31.0% 2007-08 171 7,973 8,274 16,247 2,874 2,927 5,801 16.4 36.0% 35.4% 35.7% 2008-09 182 8,430 8,661 17,091 3,050 2,984 6,034 4.0 36.2% 34.5% 35.3% 2009-10 193 9,323 9,388 18,711 3,225 3,371 6,596 9.3 34.6% 35.9% 35.3% 2010-11 199 7,790 7,586 15,376 3,391 3,348 6,739 2.2 43.5% 44.1% 43.8% 2011-12 209 8,108 7,869 15,977 3,611 3,505 7,116 5.6 44.5% 44.5% 44.5% Table 32: Primary School Enrolment Trends 2002-03 to 2011-12 Year Grade Annual % BEGIN. INF. 1 INF. 2 STD. 1 STD. 2 STD. 3 STD. 4 STD. 5 STD. 6 TOTAL Increase 2002-03 563 8,877 8,138 7,987 7,705 7,427 7,053 6,454 5,726 59,930 6.0 2003-04 397 9,175 8,407 8,420 7,995 7,726 7,273 6,670 5,875 61,938 3.4 2004-05 548 9,474 8,449 8,295 8,258 7,719 7,504 7,092 5,943 63,282 2.2 2005-06 490 9,918 8,760 8,461 8,001 8,179 7,577 6,986 6,033 64,405 1.8 2006-07 549 9,644 8,986 8,588 8,344 7,826 7,839 7,246 6,298 65,320 1.4 2007-08 235 9,314 9,009 8,933 8,501 8,139 7,619 7,492 6,521 65,763 0.7 2008-09 328 9,106 8,658 9,110 8,804 8,376 7,998 7,336 6,770 66,486 1.1 2009-10 268 9,088 8,526 8,662 8,993 8,728 8,130 7,640 6,718 66,753 0.4 2010-11 242 8,873 8,642 8,636 8,427 8,710 8,599 7,795 6,932 66,856 0.2 2011-12 138 9,018 8,526 8,976 9,009 8,743 8,893 8,524 7,131 68,958 3.5 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 48 Ministry of Education Table 33: Secondary School Enrolment Trends 2002-03 to 2011-12 Year Form Total Annual %Prep Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 Enrolment Increase 2002-03 105 4,854 3,898 3,255 2,518 14,630 6.0 2003-04 86 4,984 4,052 3,569 2,668 15,359 5.0 2004-05 24 5,194 4,252 3,699 2,981 16,150 5.2 2005-06 112 5,104 4,415 3,842 3,223 16,696 3.4 2006-07 157 5,200 4,304 3,993 3,289 16,943 1.5 2007-08 150 5,522 4,245 3,896 3,294 17,107 1.0 2008-09 158 5,777 4,547 3,814 3,319 17,615 3.0 2009-10 158 6,260 4,767 4,019 3,218 18,422 4.6 2010-11 89 6,277 5,060 4,111 3,350 18,887 2.5 2011-12 86 6,278 5,160 4,549 3,592 19,665 4.1 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 49 Ministry of Education 13.0 FINANCE Figure 18: GOB Recurrent Expenditure by Ministry 2011-12 Others 16.6% Defence & Finance Immigration 30.9% 5.8% Police & Public Safety 7.8% Health 12.6% Education 26.3% Figure 19: Ministry of Education Recurrent Expenditure by Sub-sector 2011-12 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 50 Ministry of Education Figure 20: MOES Recurrent Spending Per Student by Level of Education 2011-12 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 51 Ministry of Education 14.0 EXAMINATION RESULTS 14.1 PSE PERFORMANCE: Table 34: Student Performance in PSE by District and Urban/Rural Location District and Average of English, Math, Science, & Social Studies Score Average of English, Math, Science, & Social Studies Score Urban/Rural 0-25 26-50 51-75 76-100 2010 0-25 26-50 51-75 76-100 2011 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Belize 32 1.7 430 22.4 1,021 53.1 439 22.8 1,922 70 3.7 603 31.5 985 51.4 259 13.5 1,917 Urban 27 1.7 346 22.1 797 50.8 398 25.4 1,568 53 3.6 427 29.3 747 51.3 228 15.7 1,455 Rural 5 1.4 84 23.7 224 63.3 41 11.6 354 17 3.7 176 38.1 238 51.5 31 6.7 462 Cayo 23 1.4 314 18.9 960 57.7 366 22.0 1,663 23 1.3 446 25.8 1,080 62.4 181 10.5 1,730 Urban 14 1.7 95 11.3 474 56.3 259 30.8 842 11 1.3 148 17.2 574 66.9 125 14.6 858 Rural 9 1.1 219 26.7 486 59.2 107 13.0 821 12 1.4 298 34.2 506 58.0 56 6.4 872 Corozal 8 1.1 124 17.2 432 60.0 156 21.7 720 10 1.4 189 26.2 429 59.4 94 13.0 722 Urban 4 2.1 18 9.4 104 54.2 66 34.4 192 3 1.5 25 12.9 118 60.8 48 24.7 194 Rural 4 0.8 106 20.1 328 62.1 90 17.0 528 7 1.3 164 31.1 311 58.9 46 8.7 528 Orange Walk 4 0.5 120 14.9 506 62.6 178 22.0 808 6 0.7 219 25.1 549 62.8 100 11.4 874 Urban 1 0.3 42 11.9 211 59.9 98 27.8 352 3 0.9 56 16.1 229 66.0 59 17.0 347 Rural 3 0.7 78 17.1 295 64.7 80 17.5 456 3 0.6 163 30.9 320 60.7 41 7.8 527 Stann Creek 11 1.3 225 26.4 515 60.5 100 11.8 851 22 2.5 314 35.6 493 55.8 54 6.1 883 Urban 0 0.0 38 16.0 141 59.5 58 24.5 237 10 4.1 64 26.4 139 57.4 29 12.0 242 Rural 11 1.8 187 30.5 374 60.9 42 6.8 614 12 1.9 250 39.0 354 55.2 25 3.9 641 Toledo 7 1.2 133 22.9 371 63.9 70 12.0 581 6 0.9 287 43.6 336 51.0 30 4.6 659 Urban 2 1.4 20 14.5 85 61.6 31 22.5 138 1 0.7 52 35.4 89 60.5 5 3.4 147 Rural 5 1.1 113 25.5 286 64.6 39 8.8 443 5 1.0 235 45.9 247 48.2 25 4.9 512 Total 85 1.3 1,346 20.6 3,805 58.1 1,309 20.0 6,545 137 2.0 2,058 30.3 3,872 57.1 718 10.6 6,785 Urban 48 1.4 559 16.8 1,812 54.4 910 27.3 3,329 81 2.5 772 23.8 1,896 58.5 494 15.2 3,243 Rural 37 1.2 787 24.5 1,993 62.0 399 12.4 3,216 56 1.6 1,286 36.3 1,976 55.8 224 6.3 3,542 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 52 Ministry of Education Figure 21: Urban and Rural Candidates’ PSE Scores by Grade Ranges 2011 76-100 6.3 15.2 55.8 51-75 58.5 26-50 23.8 36.3 0-25 12.6.5 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 Percentage Rural Urban Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 53 Grade Range Ministry of Education 14.2 CSEC PERFORMANCE: Table 35a: Student Performance in CSEC by District and Urban/Rural Location 2011 ENGLISH A MATHEMATICS FORM 4 District ENROL. No. of Satis. Levels of Performance 3 No. of Satis. Levels of Performance 3 2010/11 Sitters Number % of % of F4 Sitters Number % of % of F4 Sitters Enrol Sitters Enrol TOTAL 3,350 2,685 2,181 81.2 65.1 2,622 1,317 50.2 39.3 Belize 1,114 962 794 82.5 71.3 952 380 39.9 34.1 Cayo 689 511 430 84.1 62.4 483 239 49.5 34.7 Corozal 393 318 278 87.4 70.7 318 232 73.0 59.0 Orange Walk 361 286 258 90.2 71.5 282 196 69.5 54.3 Stann Creek 470 399 272 68.2 57.9 390 163 41.8 34.7 Toledo 323 209 149 71.3 46.1 197 107 54.3 33.1 Urban 2,499 2,129 1,817 85.3 72.7 2,091 1,085 51.9 43.4 Belize 1,028 904 754 83.4 73.3 896 370 41.3 36.0 Cayo 586 454 393 86.6 67.1 436 225 51.6 38.4 Corozal 140 136 124 91.2 88.6 138 116 84.1 82.9 Orange Walk 312 263 248 94.3 79.5 263 191 72.6 61.2 Stann Creek 239 215 176 81.9 73.6 205 100 48.8 41.8 Toledo 194 157 122 77.7 62.9 153 83 54.2 42.8 Rural 851 556 364 65.5 42.8 531 232 43.7 27.3 Belize 86 58 40 69.0 46.5 56 10 17.9 11.6 Cayo 103 57 37 64.9 35.9 47 14 29.8 13.6 Corozal 253 182 154 84.6 60.9 180 116 64.4 45.8 Orange Walk 49 23 10 43.5 20.4 19 5 26.3 10.2 Stann Creek 231 184 96 52.2 41.6 185 63 34.1 27.3 Toledo 129 52 27 51.9 20.9 44 24 54.5 18.6 3 Satisfactory Levels of Performance = Grades 1, 2 and 3 in General Proficiency of CSEC. 4 SLP = Satisfactory Levels of Performance Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 54 Ministry of Education Table 35b: Student Performance in CSEC by District and Urban/Rural Location 2010 ENGLISH A MATHEMATICS FORM 4 District ENROL. No. of Satis. Levels of Performance 3 No. of Satis. Levels of Performance 3 2009/10 Sitters Number % of % of F4 Sitters % of % of F4 Sitters Enrol Number Sitters Enrol TOTAL 3,218 2,494 2,086 83.6 64.8 2,368 1,389 58.7 43.2 Belize 1,120 931 767 82.4 68.5 878 456 51.9 40.7 Cayo 805 554 467 84.3 58.0 507 223 44.0 27.7 Corozal 406 343 290 84.5 71.4 326 232 71.2 57.1 Orange Walk 325 244 215 88.1 66.2 242 169 69.8 52.0 Stann Creek 320 269 219 81.4 68.4 263 186 70.7 58.1 Toledo 242 153 128 83.7 52.9 152 123 80.9 50.8 Urban 2,496 2,002 1,724 86.1 69.1 1,907 1,175 61.6 47.1 Belize 1,026 875 726 83.0 70.8 835 446 53.4 43.5 Cayo 698 491 425 86.6 60.9 445 216 48.5 30.9 Corozal 158 152 140 92.1 88.6 150 141 94.0 89.2 Orange Walk 293 224 207 92.4 70.6 224 166 74.1 56.7 Stann Creek 164 131 118 90.1 72.0 127 99 78.0 60.4 Toledo 157 129 108 83.7 68.8 126 107 84.9 68.2 Rural 722 492 362 73.6 50.1 461 214 46.4 29.6 Belize 94 56 41 73.2 43.6 43 10 23.3 10.6 Cayo 107 63 42 66.7 39.3 62 7 11.3 6.5 Corozal 248 191 150 78.5 60.5 176 91 51.7 36.7 Orange Walk 32 20 8 40.0 25.0 18 3 16.7 9.4 Stann Creek 156 138 101 73.2 64.7 136 87 64.0 55.8 Toledo 85 24 20 83.3 23.5 26 16 61.5 18.8 3Satisfactory Levels of Performance = Grades 1, 2 and 3 in General Proficiency of CSEC. 4SLP = Satisfactory Levels of Performance Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 55 Ministry of Education Figure 22: Percentage of Urban and Rural Candidates’ CSEC with Satisfactory level of performance in English A 2007 to 2011 Figure 23: Percentage of Urban and Rural Candidates’ CSEC with Satisfactory level of performance in Mathematics 2007 to 2011 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 56 Ministry of Education 15.0 EDUCATIONAL INDICATORS 15.1 NET AND GROSS ENROLMENT RATE: 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 36: Preschool Net Enrolment Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 Male Female Total 2007/08 34.3 33.5 33.9 2008/09 33.9 33.6 33.7 2009/10 32.9 34.0 33.5 2010/11 42.1 42.3 42.2 2011/12 42.2 42.7 42.4 Figure 24: Preschool Net Enrolment Rate by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 57 Ministry of Education Preschool Gross Enrolment Rate 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 37: Preschool Gross Enrolment Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 Male Female Total 2007/08 36.0 35.4 35.7 2008/09 36.2 34.5 35.3 2009/10 34.6 35.9 35.3 2010/11 43.5 44.1 43.8 2011/12 44.5 44.5 44.5 Figure 25: Preschool Gross Enrolment Rate by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 58 Ministry of Education 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 38: Primary School Net Enrolment Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 Male Female Total 2007/08 83.9 85.3 84.6 2008/09 82.7 84.7 83.7 2009/10 82.0 81.3 81.7 2010/11 95.5 94.5 95.0 2011/12 96.0 94.7 95.3 Figure 26: Primary School Net Enrolment Rate by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 59 Ministry of Education Primary school Gross Enrolment Rate 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 39: Primary School Gross Enrolment Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 Male Female Total 2007/08 97.4 96.7 97.0 2008/09 94.6 95.5 95.1 2009/10 94.2 91.4 92.8 2010/11 108.8 105.4 107.2 2011/12 109.2 105.2 107.2 Figure 27: Primary School Gross Enrolment Rate by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 60 Ministry of Education 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 40: Secondary School Net Enrolment Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 Male Female Total 2007/08 36.8 43.3 40.0 2008/09 37.4 44.1 40.7 2009/10 41.5 48.3 44.9 2010/11 46.6 54.0 50.3 2011/12 47.2 53.6 50.4 Figure 28: Secondary School Net Enrolment Rate by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 61 Ministry of Education Secondary school Gross Enrolment Rate 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 41: Secondary School Gross Enrolment Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 Male Female Total 2007/08 50.5 56.6 53.5 2008/09 49.8 56.4 53.0 2009/10 55.0 61.7 58.3 2010/11 61.7 68.6 65.1 2011/12 62.6 67.7 65.1 Figure 29: Secondary School Gross Enrolment Rate by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 62 Ministry of Education 15.2 AVERAGE REPETITION AND DROPOUT RATE: 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 42: Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Sex 2006/07 to 2010/11 Male Female Total 2006/07 8.4 6.3 7.4 2007/08 8.4 6.0 7.2 2008/09 7.6 5.4 6.5 2009/10 8.4 5.7 7.1 2010/11 7.9 5.6 6.8 Figure 30: Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 63 Ministry of Education Table 43: Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Grade 2006/07 to 2010/11 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Inf 1 13.6 14.2 12.6 12.0 13.0 Inf 2 7.7 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.0 Std 1 7.5 8.5 7.2 8.6 7.6 Std 2 7.6 6.9 6.0 7.5 7.7 Std 3 5.9 6.4 6.7 6.7 6.5 Std 4 6.4 5.5 4.9 6.8 5.2 Std 5 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.1 Std 6 1.9 1.3 0.9 0.7 1.0 Figure 31: Average Primary School Repetition Rate by Grade Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 64 Ministry of Education 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 44: Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Sex 2006/07 to 2010/11 Male Female Total 2006/07 0.9 0.7 0.8 2007/08 1.0 0.8 0.9 2008/09 0.9 0.7 0.8 2009/10 0.9 0.7 0.8 2010/11 0.6 0.6 0.6 Figure 32: Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 65 Ministry of Education Table 45: Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Grade 2006/07 to 2010/11 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Inf 1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 Inf 2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 Std 1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 Std 2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 Std 3 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.4 Std 4 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.8 Std 5 2.5 1.8 2.2 1.8 1.4 Std 6 1.9 2.5 1.8 2.2 1.9 Figure 33: Average Primary School Dropout Rate by Grade Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 66 Ministry of Education 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 46: Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Sex 2006/07 to 2010/11 Male Female Total 2006/07 11.1 8.6 9.8 2007/08 8.9 6.7 7.7 2008/09 10.0 8.0 9.0 2009/10 10.3 8.0 9.1 2010/11 8.7 5.6 7.1 Figure 34: Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 67 Ministry of Education Table 47: Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Form 2006/07 to 2010/11 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Prep 4.5 2.7 10.8 3.8 5.6 Form 1 11.1 9.1 10.6 9.5 9.7 Form 2 10.7 8.2 9.5 9.8 6.8 Form 3 11.3 8.5 9.5 10.7 7.0 Form 4 4.8 4.1 4.5 5.7 2.8 Figure 35: Average Secondary School Repetition Rate by Form Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 68 Ministry of Education 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 48: Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Sex 2006/07 to 2010/11 Male Female Total 2006/07 12.5 8.0 10.1 2007/08 12.5 8.6 10.5 2008/09 12.8 8.1 10.3 2009/10 11.4 8.9 10.1 2010/11 9.5 7.5 8.5 Figure 36: Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 69 Ministry of Education Table 49: Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Form 2006/07 to 2010/11 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Prep 26.8 15.3 24.7 15.2 20.2 Form 1 14.2 13.5 14.8 13.5 12.2 Form 2 9.0 10.2 10.3 9.6 8.4 Form 3 9.5 10.7 8.4 9.1 6.9 Form 4 5.1 5.1 4.2 5.2 3.2 Figure 37: Average Secondary School Dropout Rate by Form Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 70 Ministry of Education 15.3 COMPLETION RATE: Primary school Completion Rates are indicators of the efficiency of the primary school education system. Completion rate estimates the proportion of a cohort of Infant I students who are expected to complete their primary education within the prescribed eight (8) years, also based on repetition and dropout rates. Table 50: Primary School Completion Rate 2007/08 to 2011/12 Male Female Total 2007/08 67.4 75.7 71.4 2008/09 71.9 78.2 74.9 2009/10 73.3 83.0 78.0 2010/11 75.0 80.4 77.6 2011/12 72.4 79.2 75.7 Figure 38: Primary School Completion Rate by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 71 Ministry of Education Secondary school completion rate is an indicator of the efficiency of the secondary education system. This statistic estimates the proportion of a cohort of Form I students who are expected to complete their secondary education within the prescribed four (4) years. SECONDARY COMPLETION RATE Formula: FORM 4 10 where: FORM 1 07 FORM 107 = Cohort of students entering Form 1 2007/08 FORM 410 = Students from the FORM 103 cohort that complete the secondary cycle in the 2010/11 school year Table 51: Secondary School Completion Rate 2007 to 2011 Male Female Total 2007 54.7 64.8 59.8 2008 54.4 69.5 61.9 2009 58.9 66.0 62.5 2010 56.8 63.1 60.1 2011 53.4 67.0 60.2 Figure 39: Secondary School Completion Rate by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 72 Ministry of Education 15.4 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 52: Primary School Student-Teacher Ratio (STR) 2007/08 to 2011/12 Urban Rural Total 2007/08 22.7 22.6 22.6 2008/09 22.9 22.4 22.6 2009/10 22.1 22.3 22.3 2010/11 21.7 22.1 21.9 2011/12 21.1 21.9 21.5 Figure 40: Primary School STR by Urban/Rural Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 73 Ministry of Education 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 53: Secondary School Student-Teacher Ratio (STR) 2007/08 to 2011-12 Urban Rural Total 2007/08 14.4 13.1 14.1 2008/09 14.1 13.0 13.8 2009/10 14.3 13.8 14.2 2010/11 13.6 13.6 13.6 2011/12 14.0 13.8 13.9 Figure 41: Secondary School STR by Urban/Rural Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 74 Ministry of Education 15.5 PERCENTAGE OF TRAINED SCHOOL TEACHERS: 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 54: Percentage of Trained Primary School Teachers’ 2007/08 to 2011/12 Urban Rural Total 2007/08 47.0 39.1 42.8 2008/09 45.1 40.4 42.5 2009/10 45.8 44.7 45.2 2010/11 48.6 46.5 47.5 2011/12 57.7 51.6 54.3 Figure 42: Percentage of Trained Primary School Teachers’ by Urban/Rural Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 75 Ministry of Education 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 55: Percentage of Trained Secondary School Teachers 2007/08 to 2011/12 Male Female Total 2007/08 22.3 38.0 30.6 2008/09 24.0 34.7 29.7 2009/10 26.6 39.2 33.4 2010/11 25.9 34.0 30.3 2011/12 24.3 36.5 31.1 Figure 43: Percentage of Trained Secondary School Teachers by Urban/Rural Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 76 Ministry of Education 15.6 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 56: Table: Apparent Intake Rate (AIR) 2007/08 to 2011/12 Male Female Total 2007/08 98.8 93.6 96.2 2008/09 91.9 94.5 93.1 2009/10 82.1 82.5 82.3 2010/11 100.1 93.6 96.8 2011/12 97.3 97.2 97.3 Figure 44: Apparent Intake Rate by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 77 Ministry of Education 15.7 NET INTAKE RATE: 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 57: Net Intake Rate (NIR) 2007/08 to 2011/12 Male Female Total 2007/08 54.9 60.5 57.7 2008/09 57.5 57.0 57.3 2009/10 52.9 52.5 52.7 2010/11 62.7 59.2 60.9 2011/12 61.5 61.1 61.3 Figure 45: Net Intake Rate by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 78 Ministry of Education 15.8 PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN AGED 12 IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM: This percentage measures the proportion of all 12-year-old children who were enrolled in the education system for a given year, at either the primary or the secondary level. Formula: TWELVE E where: TWELVE T TWELVEE = Number of 12 year olds enrolled in either primary or secondary schools TWELVET = Total population of 12 year olds Table 58: Percentage of 12 Years Old Enrolled in the Education System 2007/08 to 2011/12 Male Female Total 2007/08 78.1 83.1 80.5 2008/09 73.5 80.3 76.8 2009/10 82.1 82.5 82.3 2010/11 92.0 93.2 92.6 2011/12 97.4 92.2 94.8 Figure 46: Percentage of 12 Years Old Enrolled in the Education System by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 79 Ministry of Education 15.9 PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN AGED 14 IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM: This statistics measures the proportion of all 14-year-old children who were enrolled in the education system for a given year, at either the primary or secondary level. Formula: FOURTEEN E where: FOURTEEN T FOURTEENE = Number of 14 year olds enrolled in either primary or secondary schools FOURTEENT = Total population of 14 year olds Table 59: Percentage of 14 Years Old Enrolled in the Education System 2007/08 to 2011/12 Male Female Total 2007/08 69.0 68.9 68.9 2008/09 63.0 69.3 65.9 2009/10 70.1 71.2 70.6 2010/11 73.2 72.4 72.8 2011/12 75.8 74.2 75.0 Figure 47: Percentage of 14 Years Old Enrolled in the Education System by Sex Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 80 Ministry of Education 15.10 TOTAL ENROLMENT IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM: Table 60: Total Enrolment 2011-12 Education Level Male Female Total Pre- School 3,889 3,227 7,116 Primary Education 35,419 33,797 69,216 Secondary Education 9,465 10,200 19,665 VoTech 432 134 566 Junior College 1,462 2,191 3,653 University 1,654 2,975 4,629 Total 52,321 52,524 104,845 Abstract of Education Statistics 2011-2012 81