Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 15.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Belgium, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 15.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Belgium peaked at 67.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2010.
That places Belgium 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.9% | — |
| 1965 | 67.0% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 65.4% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 57.1% | -12.7% |
| 1980 | 48.6% | -14.9% |
| 1985 | 38.0% | -21.8% |
| 1990 | 30.6% | -19.5% |
| 1995 | 24.4% | -20.3% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | -23.6% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.4% | 67.0% | 67.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 61.2% | 57.1% | 65.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 43.3% | 38.0% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 24.4% | 30.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.5% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
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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 25+ with primary schooling. in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Belgium was 15.4% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Belgium ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)