Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 16.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Belgium, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Belgium stood at 16.2%.
The figure is down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Belgium peaked at 66.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 86th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.0% | — |
| 1965 | 64.3% | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 60.7% | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 52.9% | -12.9% |
| 1980 | 45.3% | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 35.7% | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 29.5% | -17.4% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.2% | 64.3% | 66.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 56.8% | 52.9% | 60.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 40.5% | 35.7% | 45.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.9% | 24.3% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.5% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 83 Mozambique 17.0% compare
- 84 Ireland 16.8% compare
- 85 South Africa 16.8% compare
- 87 Sri Lanka 16.2% compare
- 88 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.9% compare
- 89 United Arab Emirates 15.6% compare
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Belgium was 16.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Belgium ranks 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)