School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Belgium
Belgium: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 0.9559 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Belgium, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Belgium stood at 0.9559 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Belgium peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9559 GPIA, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 60th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.17 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.13 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.22 GPIA | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9559 GPIA | -6.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.9559 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.9559 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9559 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9559 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 4 |
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 school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Belgium?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Belgium was 0.9559 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9559 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Belgium ranks 60th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release