Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Belgium

Belgium: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary was 29.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
29.7%
World rank
15th
of 144 countries
All-time high
29.7%
in 2010
All-time low
4.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Belgium, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 4.71965: 8.61970: 8.61975: 14.11980: 17.71985: 20.21990: 231995: 262000: 28.12005: 29.12010: 29.7

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Belgium stood at 29.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Belgium peaked at 29.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1960.

Belgium ranks 15th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Belgium, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 4.7%
1965 8.6% +84.5%
1970 8.6% +0.0%
1975 14.1% +64.0%
1980 17.7% +25.2%
1985 20.2% +14.5%
1990 23.0% +13.8%
1995 26.0% +13.0%
2000 28.1% +8.0%
2005 29.1% +3.7%
2010 29.7% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.6% 4.7% 8.6% 2
1970s 11.3% 8.6% 14.1% 2
1980s 18.9% 17.7% 20.2% 2
1990s 24.5% 23.0% 26.0% 2
2000s 28.6% 28.1% 29.1% 2
2010s 29.7% 29.7% 29.7% 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 12 Lithuania 31.5% compare
  2. 13 Cuba 30.3% compare
  3. 14 Hong Kong, China 29.7% compare
  4. 16 Australia 28.1% compare
  5. 17 Ukraine 27.2% compare
  6. 18 Libya 26.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Belgium?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Belgium was 29.7% 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 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1960.
How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary?
Belgium ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary