Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 14.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary 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 tertiary in Belgium stood at 14.1%.
That represents a change of down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Belgium peaked at 26.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1960.
That places Belgium 21st 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 tertiary in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.6% | — |
| 1965 | 8.6% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 12.8% | +48.6% |
| 1975 | 18.1% | +41.9% |
| 1980 | 20.5% | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 23.1% | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 25.4% | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 26.8% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | -37.8% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.5% | 12.8% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 20.5% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 25.4% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.0% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 18 Malta 15.9% compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 15.6% compare
- 20 Nicaragua 14.2% compare
- 22 Republic of Korea 13.8% compare
- 23 Iraq 13.4% compare
- 24 Costa Rica 13.0% 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 tertiary in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Belgium was 14.1% 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 tertiary recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Belgium ranks 21st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary