School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Belgium

Belgium: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
58th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 1991
All-time low
0.9886 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
46
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Belgium, 1971–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Belgium is 1 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Belgium peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9886 GPI, in 1972.

That places Belgium 58th out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Belgium, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.9889 GPI —
1972 0.9886 GPI -0.0%
1973 1.01 GPI +2.2%
1974 0.9989 GPI -1.2%
1975 0.9964 GPI -0.3%
1976 0.9966 GPI +0.0%
1977 0.9942 GPI -0.2%
1978 0.9936 GPI -0.1%
1979 0.9997 GPI +0.6%
1980 0.9961 GPI -0.4%
1981 0.9972 GPI +0.1%
1982 0.9982 GPI +0.1%
1983 1.01 GPI +0.8%
1984 1.01 GPI +0.4%
1985 1.01 GPI +0.1%
1986 1.01 GPI -0.1%
1987 1.02 GPI +0.5%
1988 1.02 GPI +0.2%
1989 1.02 GPI +0.0%
1990 1.02 GPI +0.0%
1991 1.02 GPI +0.5%
1992 1.02 GPI -0.3%
1993 0.997 GPI -2.3%
1994 0.9947 GPI -0.2%
1995 0.9938 GPI -0.1%
1996 0.9944 GPI +0.1%
1999 0.9921 GPI -0.2%
2000 0.9945 GPI +0.2%
2001 0.9939 GPI -0.1%
2002 0.9933 GPI -0.1%
2003 0.9917 GPI -0.2%
2004 0.9969 GPI +0.5%
2005 0.9962 GPI -0.1%
2006 0.9951 GPI -0.1%
2007 0.9977 GPI +0.3%
2008 0.9982 GPI +0.1%
2009 0.9971 GPI -0.1%
2010 0.9978 GPI +0.1%
2011 0.9979 GPI +0.0%
2012 0.9957 GPI -0.2%
2013 0.9998 GPI +0.4%
2014 0.9982 GPI -0.2%
2015 0.9968 GPI -0.1%
2016 0.9972 GPI +0.0%
2017 0.9992 GPI +0.2%
2018 1 GPI +0.4%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 1 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9971 GPI, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 1 GPI is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9983 GPI, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9964 GPI 0.9886 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
1980s 1.01 GPI 0.9961 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
1990s 1 GPI 0.9921 GPI 1.02 GPI 8
2000s 0.9955 GPI 0.9917 GPI 0.9982 GPI 10
2010s 0.9984 GPI 0.9957 GPI 1 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 55 Kenya 1 GPI compare
  2. 56 Czechia 1 GPI compare
  3. 57 Greece 1 GPI compare
  4. 59 Croatia 1 GPI compare
  5. 60 Costa Rica 1 GPI compare
  6. 61 Montenegro 1 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Belgium?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Belgium was 1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1991.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9886 GPI in 1972.
How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Belgium ranks 58th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
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Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.