Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 22.8% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 22.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in 2010.
That represents a change of down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Belgium peaked at 40.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1960.
Belgium ranks 33rd 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 20-24 with tertiary in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.8% | — |
| 1965 | 10.9% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 16.2% | +48.6% |
| 1975 | 23.0% | +41.9% |
| 1980 | 27.1% | +17.9% |
| 1985 | 31.8% | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 36.7% | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 40.9% | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | -34.0% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.9% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.6% | 16.2% | 23.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 27.1% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.8% | 36.7% | 40.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 22.8% 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 40.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Belgium ranks 33rd 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 15.5%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)