Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium

Belgium: Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2003. ▼ Falling

Latest (2003)
0.5%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
44th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1986
All-time low
0.5%
in 2003
Years of data
18
1985–2003

Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium, 1985–2003

00.20.40.60.811985199420031985: 1 % of population with low education1986: 1 % of population with low education1987: 1 % of population with low education1988: 1 % of population with low education1989: 1 % of population with low education1991: 1 % of population with low education1992: 0.79 % of population with low education1993: 0.787 % of population with low education1994: 0.785 % of population with low education1995: 0.782 % of population with low education1996: 0.778 % of population with low education1997: 0.775 % of population with low education1998: 0.547 % of population with low education1999: 0.548 % of population with low education2000: 0.552 % of population with low education2001: 0.553 % of population with low education2002: 0.551 % of population with low education2003: 0.534 % of population with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.5% for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2003. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium peaked at 1.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2003.

Belgium ranks 44th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Belgium, 1985 to 2003.
Year % of population with low education Change
1985 1.0%
1986 1.0% +0.0%
1987 1.0% +0.0%
1988 1.0% -0.0%
1989 1.0% -0.0%
1991 1.0% +0.0%
1992 0.8% -21.0%
1993 0.8% -0.4%
1994 0.8% -0.3%
1995 0.8% -0.4%
1996 0.8% -0.5%
1997 0.8% -0.4%
1998 0.5% -29.5%
1999 0.5% +0.3%
2000 0.6% +0.8%
2001 0.6% +0.0%
2002 0.6% -0.3%
2003 0.5% -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 5
1990s 0.8% 0.5% 1.0% 9
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 41 Belize 0.6% compare
  2. 42 Mauritius 0.5%
  3. 43 Netherlands 0.5% compare
  4. 45 Malawi 0.5% compare
  5. 46 Slovakia 0.5% compare
  6. 47 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Belgium was 0.5% in 2003, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1986.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
How does Belgium rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Belgium ranks 44th out of 108 countries with data for 2003.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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