Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Belgium
Belgium: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary was 55.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Belgium, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Belgium is 55.3%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Belgium peaked at 55.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1965.
That places Belgium 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.4% | — |
| 1965 | 21.6% | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 29.9% | +38.6% |
| 1975 | 30.4% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 36.9% | +21.7% |
| 1985 | 40.4% | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 45.2% | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 55.5% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.5% | 21.6% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 30.1% | 29.9% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 36.9% | 40.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 45.2% | 50.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 55.5% | 55.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 55.3% | 55.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 55.8% compare
- 44 Jamaica 55.8% compare
- 45 South Africa 55.6% compare
- 47 Cyprus 54.5% compare
- 48 Macau, China 54.3% compare
- 49 Spain 53.6% 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 50-54 with secondary in Belgium?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Belgium was 55.3% 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 50-54 with secondary recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1965.
- How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary?
- Belgium ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)