How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

Belgium vs Germany: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary

Belgium

25.6%

in 2010

Germany

25.4%

in 2010

Belgium rank

16th

Germany rank

18th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary over time

Belgium
Germany

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 25.6% against 25.4% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 16th and Germany ranks 18th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.4%	3.4%	0.0%	Germany
1970s	3.8%	4.5%	0.8%	Germany
1980s	6.7%	9.3%	2.6%	Germany
1990s	12.8%	13.4%	0.7%	Germany
2000s	21.5%	21.1%	0.4%	Belgium
2010s	25.6%	25.4%	0.3%	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary, Belgium or Germany?: Belgium, at 25.6% against 25.4% in Germany as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary between Belgium and Germany?: 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary?: Belgium ranks 16th and Germany ranks 18th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). 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 Germany: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-55-59-with-tertiary-schooling-total-incomplete-and/belgium/germany/

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-percentage-of-population-age-55-59-with-tertiary-schooling-total-incomplete-and/belgium/germany/">Belgium vs Germany: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit: Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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: 04 September 2026

Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)