Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in Belgium

Belgium: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary was 43.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
43.2%
World rank
35th
of 144 countries
All-time high
43.2%
in 2010
All-time low
12.2%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in Belgium, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 13.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 12.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 12.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 13.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 19.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 25.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 30.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 32 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 39.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 42.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 43.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in Belgium is 43.2%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in Belgium peaked at 43.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1970.

That places Belgium 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Belgium, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 13.4%
1965 12.8% -4.8%
1970 12.2% -4.4%
1975 13.3% +8.9%
1980 19.7% +48.3%
1985 25.2% +27.8%
1990 30.2% +20.0%
1995 32.0% +6.1%
2000 39.9% +24.6%
2005 42.7% +6.9%
2010 43.2% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.1% 12.8% 13.4% 2
1970s 12.7% 12.2% 13.3% 2
1980s 22.4% 19.7% 25.2% 2
1990s 31.1% 30.2% 32.0% 2
2000s 41.3% 39.9% 42.7% 2
2010s 43.2% 43.2% 43.2% 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 32 Canada 50.4% compare
  2. 33 Albania 45.1% compare
  3. 34 France 44.0% compare
  4. 36 Poland 43.1% compare
  5. 37 Cuba 41.9% compare
  6. 38 Luxembourg 39.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in Belgium?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in Belgium was 43.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1970.
How does Belgium rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary?
Belgium ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)