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

Latest (2010)
10.9%
World rank
77th
of 144 countries
All-time high
54.5%
in 1970
All-time low
10.9%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Belgium, 1960–2010

10203040501960198520101960: 45.91965: 47.11970: 54.51975: 451980: 39.61985: 30.51990: 23.71995: 18.92000: 13.82005: 11.52010: 10.9

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Belgium, 1960 to 2010.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 74 Albania 12.3% compare
  2. 75 Saudi Arabia 12.2% compare
  3. 76 Brunei Darussalam 11.4% compare
  4. 78 Serbia 10.9% compare
  5. 79 Mozambique 10.5% compare
  6. 80 Qatar 10.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary