School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Belgium

Belgium: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.1 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.1 GPI
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
25th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPI
in 2009
All-time low
0.9738 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
46
1971–2018

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

00.250.50.7511.2197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Belgium is 1.1 GPI, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Belgium peaked at 1.14 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9738 GPI, in 1972.

That places Belgium 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9952 GPI 0.9738 GPI 1.02 GPI 9
1980s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.04 GPI 10
1990s 1.04 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.08 GPI 8
2000s 1.11 GPI 1.08 GPI 1.14 GPI 10
2010s 1.11 GPI 1.1 GPI 1.13 GPI 9

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See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Belgium?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Belgium was 1.1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPI in 2009.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9738 GPI in 1972.
How does Belgium rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Belgium ranks 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.