Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total was 8.45 in 2010. ▬ Flat
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total in Belgium is 8.45, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Belgium peaked at 9.7 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.45, in 2010.
That places Belgium 73rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.63 | — |
| 1965 | 9.02 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 9.66 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 9.31 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 9.33 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 9.58 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 9.7 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 9.55 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 9.65 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8 | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 8.45 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.82 | 8.63 | 9.02 | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.48 | 9.31 | 9.66 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.46 | 9.33 | 9.58 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.62 | 9.55 | 9.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.23 | 8.8 | 9.65 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.45 | 8.45 | 8.45 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 550,999 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Belgium was 8.45 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.45 in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Belgium ranks 73rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of education completed among people age 15-19.