Belgium vs World: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Belgium
- World
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 15.3 years against 10.51 years in World, a difference of 4.79 years.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times World's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.36 years | 7.65 years | 3.71 years | Belgium |
| 1980s | 11.78 years | 8.19 years | 3.59 years | Belgium |
| 1990s | 13.62 years | 8.59 years | 5.03 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 15.2 years | 9.46 years | 5.74 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 15.39 years | 10.39 years | 5 years | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Belgium or World?
- Belgium, at 15.3 years against 10.51 years in World as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Belgium and World?
- 4.79 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and World?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and World rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.