Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 59.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Belgium, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Belgium stood at 59.7%.
The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Belgium peaked at 61.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1960.
That places Belgium 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 20-24 with secondary in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.0% | — |
| 1965 | 15.1% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 19.0% | +25.8% |
| 1975 | 25.5% | +34.2% |
| 1980 | 29.9% | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 34.1% | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 39.1% | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 41.6% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 56.4% | +35.7% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.1% | 15.0% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 22.2% | 19.0% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.0% | 29.9% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 39.1% | 41.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 56.4% | 61.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 59.7% | 59.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 32 Netherlands 61.4% compare
- 33 Denmark 61.3% compare
- 34 Saudi Arabia 60.2% compare
- 36 France 57.1% compare
- 37 Mongolia 56.7% compare
- 38 Macau, China 56.3% 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 20-24 with secondary in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Belgium was 59.7% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Belgium ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary