Belgium vs Spain: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Belgium
0.9992 index
in 2023
Spain
1 index
in 2024
Belgium rank
89th
Spain rank
86th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1 index against 0.9992 index in Belgium, a difference of 0.0008 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 89th and Spain ranks 86th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.996 index | 0.9887 index | 0.0073 index | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.9992 index | 1 index | 0.0026 index | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.9997 index | 1 index | 0.0011 index | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Belgium or Spain?
- Spain, at 1 index against 0.9992 index in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Belgium and Spain?
- 0.0008 index, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belgium ranks 89th and Spain ranks 86th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.