School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Belgium
Belgium: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Belgium, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Belgium is 1.06 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Belgium peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9821 GPI, in 1972.
That places Belgium 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9841 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9821 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9965 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9909 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9953 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9963 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.03 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9959 GPI | 0.9821 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Belgium?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Belgium was 1.06 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9821 GPI in 1972.
- How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.