Belgium vs High income: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Belgium
19.56 years
in 2018
High income
16.37 years
in 2019
Belgium rank
4th
High income rank
4th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Belgium
  • High income
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 19.56 years against 16.37 years in High income, a difference of 3.19 years.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times High income's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 4th and High income ranks 4th of 183 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium High income Difference Ahead
1970s 12.41 years 11.9 years 0.508 years Belgium
1980s 13.27 years 12.9 years 0.3659 years Belgium
1990s 16.3 years 14.19 years 2.11 years Belgium
2000s 18.63 years 15.31 years 3.33 years Belgium
2010s 19.48 years 16.16 years 3.32 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 High income?
Belgium, at 19.56 years against 16.37 years in High income as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Belgium and High income?
3.19 years, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and High income?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Belgium and High income rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Belgium ranks 4th and High income ranks 4th 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.