School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium
Belgium: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.11 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium stood at 1.11 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.07 GPIA, in 2004.
Belgium ranks 24th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium was 1.11 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release