Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total was 11.74 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Belgium, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 11.74 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Belgium peaked at 12.58 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.4, in 1960.
Belgium ranks 35th 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 total schooling, age 20-24, total in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.4 | — |
| 1965 | 8.47 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 9.5 | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 10.4 | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 10.91 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 11.48 | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 12.14 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 12.58 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 12.19 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 11.69 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 11.74 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.44 | 8.4 | 8.47 | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.95 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.2 | 10.91 | 11.48 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.36 | 12.14 | 12.58 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.94 | 11.69 | 12.19 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.74 | 11.74 | 11.74 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 32 Estonia 11.84 compare
- 33 Russian Federation 11.75 compare
- 33 Slovenia 11.75 compare
- 36 Serbia 11.7 compare
- 37 Kazakhstan 11.68 compare
- 38 Netherlands 11.67 compare
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 20-24, total in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Belgium was 11.74 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 20-24, total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12.58 in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4 in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Belgium ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 total schooling, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.