School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Belgium
Belgium: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.63 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Belgium, 2001β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 4.63 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Belgium peaked at 4.68 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.04 years, in 2001.
That places Belgium 32nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.29 years | 3.04 years | 3.53 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.1 years | 3.67 years | 4.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.59 years | 4.42 years | 4.68 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- 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 80,763 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.38 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Belgium?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Belgium was 4.63 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 years in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release