School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Belgium
Belgium: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.11 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Belgium, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Belgium is 1.11 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Belgium peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.06 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Belgium 22nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 19 Palestine, State of 1.11 GPIA compare
- 20 Bhutan 1.11 GPIA compare
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 1.11 GPIA compare
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.11 GPIA compare
- 24 Honduras 1.11 GPIA compare
- 25 Poland 1.11 GPIA compare
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Belgium?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Belgium was 1.11 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release