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Europe > Belgium > Education

BELGIAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Average years of schooling of adults 9.3 [17th of 100]
Class size > Age 13 17.2 students [20th of 29]
Duration of compulsory education 13 years [2nd of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [38th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 6 [77th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP) 6.3% [27th of 132]
Educational attainment > Senior secondary 31% [16th of 18]
Educational attainment > Tertiary 27% [10th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 88% [22nd of 135]
Geographical aptitude results 78.352 [5th of 191]
Literacy > Total population 99% Time series [18th of 160]
Mathematical literacy 520 [9th of 27]
Reading literacy 507 [10th of 27]
School life expectancy > Male 15.7 years [6th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total 15.8 years [8th of 110]
Scientific literacy 496 [15th of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school 42% [1st of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring 46% [13th of 17]
Student attitude > Report class disorder 36% [6th of 17]
Tertiary enrollment 57% [16th of 151]

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SOURCES: UNESCO; "Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002; United Nations Human Development Programme; OECD Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003; The Geography Zone; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; OECD; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; OECD

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie, Belgique/Belgie

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