Belgium vs Europe & Central Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Belgium
18.6 years
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia
15.91 years
in 2019
Belgium rank
7th
Europe & Central Asia rank
6th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Belgium
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 18.6 years against 15.91 years in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 2.69 years.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 7th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th of 175 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 12.62 years 12.09 years 0.5299 years Belgium
1980s 13.27 years 12.34 years 0.9364 years Belgium
1990s 16.06 years 12.89 years 3.17 years Belgium
2000s 17.88 years 14.22 years 3.66 years Belgium
2010s 18.53 years 15.39 years 3.14 years Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Belgium or Europe & Central Asia?
Belgium, at 18.6 years against 15.91 years in Europe & Central Asia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Belgium and Europe & Central Asia?
2.69 years, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Europe & Central Asia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Belgium ranks 7th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th 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, male (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, male (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.