School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Belgium
Belgium: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female was 0.3401 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Belgium, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Belgium stood at 0.3401 years. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Belgium peaked at 0.5765 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3401 years, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 41st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4813 years | 0.4106 years | 0.5765 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4972 years | 0.4573 years | 0.5507 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3757 years | 0.3401 years | 0.4117 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 38 Morocco 0.3706 years compare
- 39 Hong Kong (China) 0.3602 years compare
- 40 United Arab Emirates 0.3497 years compare
- 42 Lithuania 0.3279 years compare
- 43 United States 0.3111 years compare
- 44 Norway 0.2852 years compare
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Belgium?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Belgium was 0.3401 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5765 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3401 years in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Belgium ranks 41st out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release