Belgium vs ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Belgium
20.04 years
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
17.08 years
in 2024
Belgium rank
9th
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank
12th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Belgium
  • ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 20.04 years against 17.08 years in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), a difference of 2.96 years.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)'s.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 9th and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 12th of 179 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) Difference Ahead
2010s 20.58 years 16.86 years 3.72 years Belgium
2020s 20.09 years 16.89 years 3.19 years Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Belgium or ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Belgium, at 20.04 years against 17.08 years in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Belgium and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
2.96 years, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Belgium and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Belgium ranks 9th and ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 12th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release