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

Latest (2010)
17.7%
World rank
86th
of 144 countries
All-time high
79.5%
in 1970
All-time low
17.7%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Belgium, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 73.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 76.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 79.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 69 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 63 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 52.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 43.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 34.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 25 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 23.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 17.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Belgium, 1960 to 2010.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 83 Belize 18.3% compare
  2. 84 Mongolia 17.8% compare
  3. 85 Papua New Guinea 17.7% compare
  4. 87 Haiti 17.2% compare
  5. 88 Albania 17.1% compare
  6. 89 Eswatini 16.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)