School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Belgium
Belgium: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.3 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Belgium, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.3 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Belgium peaked at 1.3 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.587 GPI, in 1971.
That places Belgium 72nd out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.587 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6032 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6582 GPI | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6908 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7204 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7605 GPI | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7475 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7772 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8304 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8333 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8653 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8843 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8668 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8811 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9269 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9402 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9109 GPI | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9661 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9755 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9991 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.17 GPI | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 1.15 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.18 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.19 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.2 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.22 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.25 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.26 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.27 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.27 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.25 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.27 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.27 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.28 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.29 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.29 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.29 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3 GPI | +0.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.3 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.3 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.23 GPI, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6811 GPI | 0.587 GPI | 0.7605 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8716 GPI | 0.7772 GPI | 0.9402 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9661 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.22 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 1.27 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 GPI | 1.27 GPI | 1.3 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Belgium?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Belgium was 1.3 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.587 GPI in 1971.
- How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Belgium ranks 72nd out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, tertiary, 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.