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

Belgium: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary was 43.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
43.1%
World rank
16th
of 144 countries
All-time high
43.1%
in 2010
All-time low
5.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

102030401960198520101960: 5.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 10.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 10.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 17.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 23 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 27.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 31.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 36.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 40.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 42.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 43.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Belgium is 43.1%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Belgium peaked at 43.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1960.

Belgium ranks 16th 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 25-29 with tertiary in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Belgium, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 5.9%
1965 10.9% +84.7%
1970 10.9% +0.0%
1975 17.9% +63.9%
1980 23.0% +28.6%
1985 27.1% +17.9%
1990 31.8% +17.5%
1995 36.7% +15.4%
2000 40.9% +11.4%
2005 42.4% +3.5%
2010 43.1% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.4% 5.9% 10.9% 2
1970s 14.4% 10.9% 17.9% 2
1980s 25.0% 23.0% 27.1% 2
1990s 34.3% 31.8% 36.7% 2
2000s 41.7% 40.9% 42.4% 2
2010s 43.1% 43.1% 43.1% 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 13 Australia 44.5% compare
  2. 14 Ukraine 44.4% compare
  3. 15 Libya 43.8% compare
  4. 17 France 42.2% compare
  5. 18 Luxembourg 42.2% compare
  6. 19 Poland 41.4% 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 43.1% 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 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1960.
How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary?
Belgium ranks 16th 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 5.4%. 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)