School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Belgium

Belgium: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.3 GPI in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
1.3 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
72nd
of 177 countries
All-time high
1.3 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.587 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
43
1971–2018

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Belgium, 1971–2018

00.511.51971199420181971: 0.587 GPI1972: 0.603 GPI1973: 0.658 GPI1974: 0.691 GPI1975: 0.72 GPI1978: 0.76 GPI1979: 0.748 GPI1980: 0.777 GPI1981: 0.83 GPI1982: 0.833 GPI1983: 0.865 GPI1984: 0.884 GPI1985: 0.867 GPI1986: 0.881 GPI1987: 0.927 GPI1988: 0.94 GPI1989: 0.911 GPI1990: 0.966 GPI1991: 0.976 GPI1993: 0.999 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1999: 1.2 GPI2000: 1.1 GPI2001: 1.2 GPI2002: 1.2 GPI2003: 1.2 GPI2004: 1.2 GPI2005: 1.2 GPI2006: 1.3 GPI2007: 1.3 GPI2008: 1.3 GPI2009: 1.3 GPI2010: 1.3 GPI2011: 1.3 GPI2012: 1.3 GPI2013: 1.3 GPI2014: 1.3 GPI2015: 1.3 GPI2016: 1.3 GPI2017: 1.3 GPI2018: 1.3 GPI

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 69 Canada 1.32 GPI compare
  2. 70 North Macedonia 1.32 GPI compare
  3. 71 Philippines 1.31 GPI compare
  4. 73 Romania 1.29 GPI compare
  5. 74 Brazil 1.28 GPI compare
  6. 75 Malaysia 1.28 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 222 places β†’

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
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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.