Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 17.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Belgium, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Belgium is 17.7%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Belgium peaked at 17.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1960.
Belgium ranks 19th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.4% | — |
| 1965 | 4.0% | +19.5% |
| 1970 | 5.1% | +26.2% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | +45.0% |
| 1980 | 9.0% | +22.0% |
| 1985 | 11.2% | +23.9% |
| 1990 | 13.0% | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 9.0% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.0% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.9% | 15.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 16 Australia 18.5% compare
- 17 Iceland 17.9% compare
- 18 Switzerland 17.9% compare
- 20 Netherlands 15.6% compare
- 21 Lithuania 15.6% compare
- 22 New Zealand 15.5% 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 tertiary schooling. in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. 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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary