Partner since:
Total grant support: US$6,199,520
GPE 2025 grant eligibility:
Education sector plan
Objectives: Reform the education system; Transform teaching and learning; Prioritize underserved sectors; Maximize human capital.
Coordinating agency: UNICEF
Engagement lead: Mohamed Yassine
Belize’s reliance on a few export commodities and tourism makes it extremely vulnerable to the impact of both natural disasters and global economic downturns, as was evident during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reduced family income limits access and participation in education and increases the need to provide financial support to families.
Belize’s Education Sector Plan for the period 2021-2025 is titled “Making Education Work” and its vision is to have an education system that is “inclusive, of high quality, accessible and equitable, technologically driven, and capable of fostering the development of good, productive citizens.”
Belize ministry of education's sector plan defines 4 strategic priorities:
of children start learning one year before entering primary school
of primary teachers have the minimum required qualifications
of government expenditure on education
(data as of November 11, 2026)
Type: System capacity
Years: 2025 - 2027
Allocation: US$1,000,000
Utilization: US$356,212
Grant agent: UNICEF
Type: Multiplier
Years: 2024 - 2028
Allocation: US$5,000,000
Utilization: US$3,443,016
Grant agent: Inter-American Development Bank