Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 10.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Belgium, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Belgium stood at 10.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Belgium peaked at 54.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2010.
Belgium ranks 77th 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 25+ with primary in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.9% | — |
| 1965 | 47.1% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 54.5% | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 45.0% | -17.5% |
| 1980 | 39.6% | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 30.5% | -23.0% |
| 1990 | 23.7% | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 18.9% | -20.6% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -27.1% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.5% | 45.9% | 47.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 49.7% | 45.0% | 54.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 30.5% | 39.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 18.9% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.5% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 74 Albania 12.3% compare
- 75 Saudi Arabia 12.2% compare
- 76 Brunei Darussalam 11.4% compare
- 78 Serbia 10.9% compare
- 79 Mozambique 10.5% compare
- 80 Qatar 10.5% 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 25+ with primary in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Belgium was 10.9% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Belgium ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary