Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Belgium

Belgium: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 47.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
47.0%
World rank
56th
of 144 countries
All-time high
51.2%
in 2005
All-time low
25.6%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02040601960198520101960: 26.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 25.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 27.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 31.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 36.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 41.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 45.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 48.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 50.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 51.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 47 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 47.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in 2010.

That represents a change of down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Belgium peaked at 51.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 1965.

Belgium ranks 56th 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Belgium, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 26.1%
1965 25.6% -2.1%
1970 27.1% +6.1%
1975 31.8% +17.5%
1980 36.5% +14.6%
1985 41.9% +14.7%
1990 45.4% +8.5%
1995 48.2% +6.1%
2000 50.7% +5.2%
2005 51.2% +1.1%
2010 47.0% -8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.8% 25.6% 26.1% 2
1970s 29.5% 27.1% 31.8% 2
1980s 39.2% 36.5% 41.9% 2
1990s 46.8% 45.4% 48.2% 2
2000s 50.9% 50.7% 51.2% 2
2010s 47.0% 47.0% 47.0% 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 53 Malaysia 49.4% compare
  2. 54 Ukraine 48.6% compare
  3. 55 Zimbabwe 48.1% compare
  4. 57 Bahrain 45.9% compare
  5. 58 Mauritius 45.5% compare
  6. 59 Republic of Korea 45.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Belgium?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Belgium was 47.0% 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 secondary recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 1965.
How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
Belgium ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)