Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary was 17.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Belgium is 17.7%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Belgium peaked at 79.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2010.
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 55-59 with primary in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.4% | — |
| 1965 | 76.9% | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 79.5% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 69.0% | -13.2% |
| 1980 | 63.0% | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 52.2% | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 43.7% | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | -20.5% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | -28.1% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.2% | 73.4% | 76.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 74.3% | 69.0% | 79.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 57.6% | 52.2% | 63.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 34.7% | 43.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 23.1% | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 55-59 with primary in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Belgium was 17.7% 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 55-59 with primary recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
- Belgium ranks 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 55-59 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)