Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Belgium
Belgium: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.9907 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Belgium, 1970–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Belgium is 0.9907, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Belgium peaked at 0.9907 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9188, in 1970.
Belgium ranks 56th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9188 | — |
| 2006 | 0.9515 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.946 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.951 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9568 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9591 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9598 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9667 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9645 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9725 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9731 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9783 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9907 | +1.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.9907 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01, 98% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.9907 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.993, 100% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9188 | 0.9188 | 0.9188 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9495 | 0.946 | 0.9515 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9691 | 0.9568 | 0.9907 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Belgium?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Belgium was 0.9907 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9907 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9188 in 1970.
- How does Belgium rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Belgium ranks 56th out of 121 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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