How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?

Belgium ranks 24th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.

Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Belgium

Name: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Belgium
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Belgium: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.4376 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)

0.4376 years

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

24th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.5516 years

in 2009

All-time low

0.3833 years

in 2001

Years of data

1999–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Belgium, 1999–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Belgium stood at 0.4376 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Belgium peaked at 0.5516 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3833 years, in 2001.

That places Belgium 24th out of 109 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.4819 years	0.4819 years	0.4819 years	1
2000s	0.4528 years	0.3833 years	0.5516 years	10
2010s	0.4836 years	0.4376 years	0.5392 years	9

Countries ranked near Belgium

21 Fiji 0.5301 years compare
22 Saint Lucia 0.515 years compare
23 Poland 0.4765 years compare
25 Belize 0.4373 years compare
26 Vanuatu 0.4203 years compare
27 Hong Kong 0.3994 years compare

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More reference data data for Belgium

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Belgium?: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Belgium was 0.4376 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 0.5516 years in 2009.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3833 years in 2001.
How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?: Belgium ranks 24th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.