Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female was 5.69 in 2010. ▬ Flat
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Belgium, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Belgium is 5.69, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Belgium peaked at 5.91 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.45, in 1960.
Belgium ranks 63rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.45 | — |
| 1965 | 5.61 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 5.78 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 5.75 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 5.73 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 5.74 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 5.82 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 5.87 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.91 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.75 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 5.69 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.53 | 5.45 | 5.61 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.77 | 5.75 | 5.78 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.74 | 5.73 | 5.74 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.85 | 5.82 | 5.87 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.83 | 5.75 | 5.91 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Belgium was 5.69 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 5.91 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.45 in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Belgium ranks 63rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 20-24.