Belgium vs Denmark: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total

Belgium
5.53
in 2010
Denmark
5.53
in 2010
Belgium rank
41st
Denmark rank
41st

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total over time

  • Belgium
  • Denmark
0246196019852010

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 5.53 against 5.53 in Denmark, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Belgium ranks 41st and Denmark ranks 41st of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Denmark in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 5.28 5.75 0.475 Denmark
1970s 5.52 3.55 1.96 Belgium
1980s 5.46 4.11 1.35 Belgium
1990s 5.46 4.92 0.545 Belgium
2000s 5.56 5.38 0.185 Belgium
2010s 5.53 5.53 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total, Belgium or Denmark?
Belgium, at 5.53 against 5.53 in Denmark as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total between Belgium and Denmark?
0, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
Belgium ranks 41st and Denmark ranks 41st of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belgium vs Denmark: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-average-years-of-primary-schooling-age-25-total/belgium/denmark/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-average-years-of-primary-schooling-age-25-total/belgium/denmark/">Belgium vs Denmark: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.