Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female was 10.02 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female 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 55-59, female in Belgium is 10.02, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in Belgium peaked at 10.02 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.03, in 1965.
Belgium ranks 37th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.09 | — |
| 1965 | 6.03 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 6.47 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 6.75 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 6.76 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 7.15 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 7.62 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 8.45 | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 9.2 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 9.57 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 10.02 | +4.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 10.02 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.16, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 10.02 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.05, 91% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.06 | 6.03 | 6.09 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.61 | 6.47 | 6.75 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.96 | 6.76 | 7.15 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.04 | 7.62 | 8.45 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.38 | 9.2 | 9.57 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.02 | 10.02 | 10.02 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 total schooling, age 55-59, female in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female in Belgium was 10.02 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 55-59, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 10.02 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.03 in 1965.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female?
- Belgium ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 55-59, female is the average years of education completed among females age 55-59.