Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.9 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Belgium stood at 0.9. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Belgium peaked at 0.9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 1960.
Belgium ranks 18th 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.16 | — |
| 1965 | 0.19 | +18.8% |
| 1970 | 0.23 | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 0.33 | +43.5% |
| 1980 | 0.42 | +27.3% |
| 1985 | 0.53 | +26.2% |
| 1990 | 0.62 | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.71 | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.75 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.81 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9 | +11.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.68, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.72, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.175 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.33 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.475 | 0.42 | 0.53 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.665 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 15 Greece 0.95 compare
- 15 Switzerland 0.95 compare
- 17 Luxembourg 0.93 compare
- 19 Netherlands 0.83 compare
- 20 Lithuania 0.82 compare
- 20 United Kingdom 0.82 compare
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Belgium was 0.9 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Belgium ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.