Belgium vs High income: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Belgium
18.6 years
in 2018
High income
15.98 years
in 2019
Belgium rank
7th
High income rank
5th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Belgium
- High income
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 18.6 years against 15.98 years in High income, a difference of 2.62 years.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 7th and High income ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.62 years | 12.41 years | 0.2119 years | Belgium |
| 1980s | 13.27 years | 12.98 years | 0.2986 years | Belgium |
| 1990s | 16.06 years | 14.13 years | 1.93 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 17.88 years | 15.03 years | 2.85 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 18.53 years | 15.78 years | 2.75 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 High income?
- Belgium, at 18.6 years against 15.98 years in High income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Belgium and High income?
- 2.62 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and High income?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and High income rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Belgium ranks 7th and High income ranks 5th 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
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.