Youth in Belize

Labor (% in 2023)
Labor Force Participation Rate 49.71 WB
Employment Rate 41.12 WB
Gender (% in 2023)
Male 61.02 WB
Female 38.1 WB
Education Indicators (%)
Not in Education 30.25 in 2021 WB
Literacy 1.02 in 2001 WB
Education Level Basic Education
Lower Secondary Education Not in Education 5.81 % in 2022 WB
Central America and the Caribbean (%)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 53.29 in 1991 WB
Guatemala 48.53 in 2023 WB
Honduras 47.49 in 2023 WB
Antigua and Barbuda 46.28 in 2001 WB
Nicaragua 46 in 2023 WB
Belize 41.12 in 2023 WB
Saint Lucia 40.61 in 2023 WB
El Salvador 40.59 in 2023 WB
Cuba 40.3 in 2023 WB
Dominican Republic 39.93 in 2023 WB
Panama 37.63 in 2023 WB
Bahamas 36.89 in 2023 WB
Dominica 35.43 in 2001 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 32.58 in 2023 WB
Barbados 31.97 in 2023 WB
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.86 in 2023 WB
Grenada 29.95 in 2020 WB
Jamaica 27.76 in 2023 WB
Haiti 21.78 in 2023 WB
Puerto Rico 19.76 in 2023 WB
Costa Rica 5.8 in 2022 OECD + 2 others
Demographics Age
Adult 50.17 % in 2023 WB + 1 other
Children 84 % in 2022 WB + 1 other
Dependency Ratio 48.87 % in 2022 WB
Infant Deaths 2 timeseries
Old Population 1 timeseries
Youth 41.12 % in 2023 WB