School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Belgium
Belgium: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 15.07 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
15.07 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 208 countries
All-time high
16.14 years
in 2015
All-time low
14.93 years
in 2021
Years of data
23
2001–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Belgium, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 15.07 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Belgium peaked at 16.14 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.93 years, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 6th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.45 years | — |
| 2002 | 15.64 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 15.71 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 15.36 years | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 15.82 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 15.96 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 16.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.99 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.91 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.68 years | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 15.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.9 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.12 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 16.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.93 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.87 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 15.76 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.75 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.48 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 14.93 years | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 15.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 15.07 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.79 years | 15.36 years | 16.1 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.88 years | 15.68 years | 16.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.13 years | 14.93 years | 15.48 years | 4 |
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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, primary and secondary, female in Belgium?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Belgium was 15.07 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 16.14 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.93 years in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release