Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium
Belgium: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9992 index in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium is 0.9992 index, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium peaked at 1 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9917 index, in 2003.
That places Belgium 89th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9921 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.9926 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9917 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9973 index | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9981 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9974 index | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9987 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9983 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9978 index | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9976 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9971 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.996 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9999 index | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9995 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9998 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9998 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9999 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9987 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9992 index | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.9992 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 100% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.9992 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.996 index | 0.9917 index | 0.9987 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9992 index | 0.996 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9997 index | 0.9987 index | 1 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium was 0.9992 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9917 index in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belgium ranks 89th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.