School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Belgium
Belgium: School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years was 0.3478 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Belgium, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.3478 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Belgium peaked at 0.5477 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3478 years, in 2023.
That places Belgium 38th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 both sexes years in Belgium, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3747 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.3919 years | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.414 years | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4379 years | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4051 years | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4921 years | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5468 years | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5435 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5477 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5183 years | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5279 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5142 years | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4378 years | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.497 years | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4661 years | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4739 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4592 years | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4404 years | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4368 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3942 years | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3744 years | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3586 years | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3478 years | -3.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.3478 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2012 years, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.3478 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1792 years, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4615 years | 0.3747 years | 0.5477 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4772 years | 0.4368 years | 0.5279 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3688 years | 0.3478 years | 0.3942 years | 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, both sexes in Belgium?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Belgium was 0.3478 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5477 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3478 years in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 38th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release