Belgium vs Euro area: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Belgium
20.55 years
in 2018
Euro area
17.23 years
in 2019
Belgium rank
3rd
Euro area rank
1st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Belgium
  • Euro area
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 20.55 years against 17.23 years in Euro area, a difference of 3.32 years.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Euro area ahead.

Belgium ranks 3rd and Euro area ranks 1st of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Euro area in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Euro area Difference Ahead
1970s 12.18 years 12.43 years 0.2483 years Euro area
1980s 13.26 years 13.29 years 0.0311 years Euro area
1990s 16.54 years 14.88 years 1.66 years Belgium
2000s 19.42 years 16.2 years 3.21 years Belgium
2010s 20.45 years 16.91 years 3.55 years Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Belgium or Euro area?
Belgium, at 20.55 years against 17.23 years in Euro area as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Belgium and Euro area?
3.32 years, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Euro area?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Euro area rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Belgium ranks 3rd and Euro area ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.