Belgium vs Euro area: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Belgium
19.56 years
in 2018
Euro area
16.93 years
in 2019
Belgium rank
4th
Euro area rank
1st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Belgium
- Euro area
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 19.56 years against 16.93 years in Euro area, a difference of 2.63 years.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Euro area ahead.
Belgium ranks 4th and Euro area ranks 1st of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Euro area in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.41 years | 12.69 years | 0.2852 years | Euro area |
| 1980s | 13.27 years | 13.31 years | 0.0415 years | Euro area |
| 1990s | 16.3 years | 14.79 years | 1.5 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 18.63 years | 15.97 years | 2.66 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 19.48 years | 16.64 years | 2.85 years | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Belgium or Euro area?
- Belgium, at 19.56 years against 16.93 years in Euro area as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Belgium and Euro area?
- 2.63 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Euro area?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Euro area rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 4th and Euro area ranks 1st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.