School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Belgium
Belgium: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 18.6 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Belgium, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 18.6 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Belgium peaked at 18.84 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.32 years, in 1973.
Belgium ranks 7th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.59 years | — |
| 1972 | 12.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 12.32 years | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 12.55 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 12.5 years | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 12.85 years | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 12.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 12.9 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 12.84 years | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 13.04 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 12.84 years | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 13.03 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 13.29 years | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 13.49 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 13.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 13.77 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 13.93 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 13.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 13.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 16.34 years | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 16.63 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 16.98 years | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 17.24 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 17.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 17.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 17.75 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 17.74 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 17.71 years | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 17.92 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 18.11 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 18.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 18.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 18.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 18.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.43 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 18.72 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 18.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 18.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 18.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.6 years | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.62 years | 12.32 years | 12.92 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 13.27 years | 12.84 years | 13.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.06 years | 13.96 years | 17.3 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 17.88 years | 17.37 years | 18.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.53 years | 18.14 years | 18.84 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 56,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 57,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 60,481 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Belgium?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Belgium was 18.6 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 18.84 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.32 years in 1973.
- How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Belgium ranks 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.