Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total was 5.25 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total in Belgium, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total in Belgium stood at 5.25.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total in Belgium peaked at 5.33 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.87, in 1960.
Belgium ranks 36th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.87 | — |
| 1965 | 2.46 | +31.6% |
| 1970 | 2.46 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.36 | +36.6% |
| 1980 | 3.87 | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 4.25 | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 4.66 | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 5.11 | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 5.33 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.31 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.25 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.17 | 1.87 | 2.46 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.91 | 2.46 | 3.36 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.06 | 3.87 | 4.25 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.88 | 4.66 | 5.11 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.32 | 5.31 | 5.33 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 613,964 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total in Belgium was 5.25 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total?
- Belgium ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary schooling, age 25-29, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 25-29, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 25-29.