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

Belgium ranks 28th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Belgium

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

Belgium: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female was 0.4562 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)

0.4562 years

Change on year

down 2.3%

World rank

28th

of 107 countries

All-time high

0.5818 years

in 2009

All-time low

0.4159 years

in 2003

Years of data

1999–2018

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Belgium is 0.4562 years, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Belgium peaked at 0.5818 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4159 years, in 2003.

Belgium ranks 28th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.4982 years	0.4982 years	0.4982 years	1
2000s	0.4769 years	0.4159 years	0.5818 years	10
2010s	0.503 years	0.4562 years	0.5638 years	9

Countries ranked near Belgium

25 Belize 0.5231 years compare
26 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4845 years compare
27 South Africa 0.4604 years compare
29 Finland 0.4281 years compare
30 Estonia 0.4249 years compare
31 Hong Kong 0.3405 years compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

More reference data data for Belgium

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
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, female in Belgium?: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Belgium was 0.4562 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 0.5818 years in 2009.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4159 years in 2003.
How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?: Belgium ranks 28th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 107 places, 1,364 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.