Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary in Belgium

Belgium: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary was 52.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
52.0%
World rank
40th
of 144 countries
All-time high
52.0%
in 2010
All-time low
18.2%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

203040501960198520101960: 22.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 20 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 18.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 27.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 28.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 37 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 42 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 46.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 51.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 50.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 52 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary in Belgium stood at 52.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary in Belgium peaked at 52.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1970.

That places Belgium 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 55-59 with secondary in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Belgium, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 22.1%
1965 20.0% -9.5%
1970 18.2% -9.0%
1975 27.5% +51.1%
1980 28.8% +4.7%
1985 37.0% +28.5%
1990 42.0% +13.4%
1995 46.1% +9.7%
2000 51.6% +12.1%
2005 50.3% -2.6%
2010 52.0% +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21.1% 20.0% 22.1% 2
1970s 22.9% 18.2% 27.5% 2
1980s 32.9% 28.8% 37.0% 2
1990s 44.0% 42.0% 46.1% 2
2000s 51.0% 50.3% 51.6% 2
2010s 52.0% 52.0% 52.0% 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 37 Australia 53.8% compare
  2. 38 Italy 53.3% compare
  3. 39 France 52.9% compare
  4. 41 Austria 51.2% compare
  5. 42 Singapore 50.7% compare
  6. 43 Canada 50.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary in Belgium?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary in Belgium was 52.0% 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 55-59 with secondary recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1970.
How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary?
Belgium ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 55-59 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 55-59 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 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)