Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 5.53 in 2010. ▬ Flat
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total 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 25+, total in Belgium is 5.53, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Belgium peaked at 5.58 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.25, in 1960.
That places Belgium 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.25 | — |
| 1965 | 5.31 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 5.57 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 5.46 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 5.49 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.43 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 5.44 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.48 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 5.54 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 5.58 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.53 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.28 | 5.25 | 5.31 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.52 | 5.46 | 5.57 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.46 | 5.43 | 5.49 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.46 | 5.44 | 5.48 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.56 | 5.54 | 5.58 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.53 | 5.53 | 5.53 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Belgium was 5.53 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 25+, total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 5.58 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.25 in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Belgium ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.