Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 53.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Belgium, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Belgium is 53.4%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Belgium peaked at 56.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 1960.
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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.5% | — |
| 1965 | 32.3% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 35.1% | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 39.5% | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 43.6% | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 47.9% | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 50.5% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.4% | 30.5% | 32.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 37.3% | 35.1% | 39.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 45.7% | 43.6% | 47.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 50.5% | 52.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 56.3% | 56.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 53.4% | 53.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 53 Brunei Darussalam 55.3% compare
- 54 Ghana 55.2% compare
- 55 Zimbabwe 54.9% compare
- 57 United Arab Emirates 53.3% compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 53.1% compare
- 59 Saudi Arabia 52.3% compare
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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Belgium was 53.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Belgium ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)