School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Belgium
Belgium: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male was 0.3558 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Belgium, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.3558 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Belgium peaked at 0.5259 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3397 years, in 2001.
That places Belgium 35th out of 125 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 non-tertiary, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3397 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.365 years | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4129 years | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4251 years | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3828 years | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4857 years | +26.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5259 years | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5234 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.519 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.501 years | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5056 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4971 years | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3851 years | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4909 years | +27.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4547 years | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.458 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4461 years | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4215 years | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4172 years | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3774 years | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3618 years | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3543 years | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3558 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4422 years | 0.3397 years | 0.5259 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4577 years | 0.3851 years | 0.5056 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3623 years | 0.3543 years | 0.3774 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 32 Saudi Arabia 0.392 years compare
- 33 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3791 years compare
- 34 Liechtenstein 0.376 years compare
- 36 Poland 0.3483 years compare
- 37 Belize 0.3465 years compare
- 38 Belarus 0.3298 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, male in Belgium?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Belgium was 0.3558 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5259 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3397 years in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male?
- Belgium ranks 35th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release