School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium
Belgium: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.991 GPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium, 2001β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.991 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium peaked at 0.9976 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.991 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Belgium 135th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9943 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 0.9966 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9957 GPIA | 0.9923 GPIA | 0.9976 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.994 GPIA | 0.991 GPIA | 0.9971 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 132 Lithuania 0.9925 GPIA compare
- 133 Papua New Guinea 0.9924 GPIA compare
- 134 San Marino 0.992 GPIA compare
- 136 Portugal 0.9909 GPIA compare
- 137 Guyana 0.9906 GPIA compare
- 138 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.9902 GPIA 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium was 0.991 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9976 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.991 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belgium ranks 135th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release