Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Belgium
Belgium: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 19 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 194 countries
All-time high
19.79
in 2015
All-time low
14.1
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Belgium, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Belgium stood at 19.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Belgium peaked at 19.79 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.1, in 1990.
Belgium ranks 8th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.1 | — |
| 1991 | 14.18 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 15.45 | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 16.72 | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 17.01 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 17.4 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 17.68 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 17.65 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 17.63 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 17.6 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.77 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 18.31 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 18.48 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.7 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 18.48 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 18.84 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 19.05 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 19.1 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 19.14 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 19.17 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 19.22 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 19.05 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 19.16 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.35 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.71 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 19.79 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 19.66 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 19.76 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.56 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.57 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.28 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 18.95 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 19 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 19 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.54 | 14.1 | 17.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7 | 17.77 | 19.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.48 | 19.05 | 19.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.05 | 18.95 | 19.28 | 4 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Belgium?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Belgium was 19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 19.79 in 2015.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1 in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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