| Country | Belgium |
| Year | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2030 | Comparison with other OECD countries |
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| Population and migration | Total population | Evolution of the population | Total population | | 10 251.247 | 10 421.133 | 10 478.617 | 10 547.956 | 10 625.699 | 11 996.824 | /  |
Population growth rates | | 0.24278293 | 0.43371662 | 0.55160989 | 0.661719 | 0.73704327 | 0.25429549 | /  |
Total fertility rates | | 1.6638 | 1.7198 | 1.755 | 1.7974 | .. | .. | /  |
Regional Population | Share of national population in the 10% of regions with the largest population | | .. | .. | 17.41212943 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Regions with the highest population density in each country, small regions |  | .. | .. | 6 290.54037267 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Distribution of the national population into urban regions, small regions | | .. | .. | 83.28352557 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Distribution of the national population into intermediate regions, small regions | | .. | .. | 14.26122769 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Distribution of the national population into rural regions, small regions | | .. | .. | 2.45524674 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Index of geographic concentration of population, small regions | | .. | .. | 23.22057976 | .. | .. | .. |  |
| Elderly population | Ageing societies | Ratio of population aged 65 and over to the total population | | 16.8019754 | 17.174812 | 17.2184841 | 17.1553522 | 17.0802316 | 22.8280502 | /  |
Ratio of inactive population aged 65 and over to the total labour force | | 38.88637296 | .. | 39.37738305 | .. | .. | 63.46476714 | /  |
Elderly Population by region | Percentage of elderly population by country | | .. | .. | 17.22693371 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Share of national elderly population in the 10% of small regions with the largest elderly population | | .. | .. | 17.83224229 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Index of geographic concentration of elderly population, small regions | | .. | .. | 24.4621404 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Index of geographic concentration population, small regions | | .. | .. | 22.86803932 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Public and private pension expenditures | Public pension expenditures - Million US dollars | | .. | .. | .. | 32 074.02069696 | .. | .. | /  |
Private pension expenditures - Million US dollars | | .. | .. | .. | 5 198.64491844 | 5 406.511 | .. | /  |
Public pension expenditures - Percent of GDP | | .. | .. | .. | 8.13890032 | .. | .. | /  |
Private pension expenditures - Percent of GDP | | .. | .. | .. | 1.3191752 | 1.193 | .. | /  |
| International migration | Trends in migration | Net migration rate | | 2.451311 | 4.158088 | 4.451446 | 4.813444 | .. | .. | /  |
Immigrant population | Foreign-born population | | 10.32151517 | 11.67987063 | 12.07181891 | 12.50765314 | .. | .. | /  |
Foreign population | | 8.4 | 8.37447832 | 8.56664709 | 8.8373598 | .. | .. | /  |
Foreign-born nationals | | 40.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Migration and employment | Employment rates of native-born population: low education | | .. | .. | .. | 41.10008754 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment rates of native-born population: intermadiate education | | .. | .. | .. | 66.58070253 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment rates of native-born population: high education | | .. | .. | .. | 83.70103823 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment rates of foreign-born population: low education | | .. | .. | .. | 35.16718046 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment rates of foreign-born population: intermadiate education | | .. | .. | .. | 53.29041488 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment rates of foreign-born population: high education | | .. | .. | .. | 72.85654538 | .. | .. | /  |
Migration and unemployment | Unemployment rate of native-born men | | 4.1624803 | 5.55234191 | 6.3 | 6.22 | .. | .. | /  |
Unemployment rate of the foreign-born men | | 14.65611473 | 14.86546756 | 14.8 | 15.79 | .. | .. | /  |
Unemployment rate of the native-born women | | 7.39248201 | 7.51076467 | 7.5 | 8.04 | .. | .. | /  |
Unemployment rate of the foreign-born women | | 17.51372782 | 15.01521415 | 20.3 | 19.28 | .. | .. | /  |
| Macroeconomic trends | Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | Size of GDP | Gross domestic product | | 282.1793125 | 323.29331381 | 335.82945289 | 354.33112446 | 375.83023877 | .. | /  |
GDP per capita | | 27 540.43651206 | 31 035.16500062 | 32 063.15188949 | 33 608.18784578 | 35 382.24804825 | .. | /  |
Volume index of GDP per capita | | | | | | | .. | /  |
National income per capita | Gross national income per capita | | 28 163.39227862 | 31 315.46116132 | 32 213.95193172 | 33 829.38154411 | 35 575.21877142 | .. | /  |
| Economic growth | Evolution of GDP | Real GDP growth | | 3.74487973 | 2.96597069 | 1.84740272 | 2.98725311 | 2.75646064 | .. | /  |
Household saving | Household net saving rates | | 10.89549289 | 8.19205947 | 7.47602513 | 7.96250279 | 8.63850897 | .. | /  |
Investment rates | Gross fixed capital formation | | 20.83367429 | 19.60110293 | 20.36306379 | 20.99626269 | 21.65239647 | .. | /  |
Inflation | GDP deflator | | 1.84912183 | 2.38774168 | 2.4181343 | 2.27753133 | 2.42272818 | .. | /  |
Steel production | Steel production | | 11.6 | 11.7 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 10.7 | .. | /  |
Productivity | Income and productivity levels | Income and productivity levels - Percentage gap with respect to US GDP per capita | | .. | .. | .. | .. | -22.21781386 | .. |  |
Income and productivity levels - Effect of labour utilisation | | .. | .. | .. | .. | -27.12641294 | .. |  |
Income and productivity levels - Percentage gap with respect to US GDP per hour worked | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4.90859908 | .. |  |
Growth in GDP per capita | Contribution of labour productivity and labour utilisation to GDP per capita - GDP per capita 2001-2006 | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.61912615 | .. |  |
Contribution of labour productivity and labour utilisation to GDP per capita - GDP per hour worked 2001-06 | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.4346104 | .. |  |
Contribution of labour productivity and labour utilisation to GDP per capita - labour utilisation 2001-06 | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.1819061 | .. |  |
Labour productivity growth | GDP per hour worked | | 3.4 | 3.9 | -0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .. | /  |
Growth accounts for OECD countries | Contributions to GDP growth: Labour input | | .. | .. | .. | 0.1964189 | .. | .. | /  |
Contributions to GDP growth: ICT capital | | .. | .. | .. | 0.46553643 | .. | .. | /  |
Contributions to GDP growth: Non-ICT capital | | .. | .. | .. | 0.25747099 | .. | .. | /  |
Contributions to GDP growth: Multi-factor productivity | | .. | .. | .. | 1.29854405 | .. | .. | /  |
Contributions to GDP growth: GDP growth | | .. | .. | .. | 2.21189329 | .. | .. | /  |
| Economic structure | Value added by activity | Value added in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing | | 1.38330446 | 1.11325785 | 0.83395912 | 0.7873248 | 0.7896266 | .. | /  |
Value added in industry, including energy | | 22.04494042 | 19.71955324 | 19.2094014 | 19.24158782 | 18.66439879 | .. | /  |
Value added in construction | | 4.96747492 | 4.83020965 | 4.8308036 | 5.07514667 | 5.27958515 | .. | /  |
Value added in in transport, trade, hotels and restaurants | | 21.13993939 | 22.91210311 | 23.0803821 | 22.81719269 | 22.93790909 | .. | /  |
Value added in banks, insurance, real estate and other business services | | 27.82653648 | 27.98305492 | 28.36814858 | 28.66542688 | 29.04538868 | .. | /  |
Value added in government, health, education and other personal services | | 22.63780433 | 23.44182123 | 23.67730521 | 23.41332114 | 23.28309169 | .. | /  |
Evolution of value added by activity | Real value added in agriculture, forestry and fishing | | 4.22038526 | 5.2745145 | -11.62984893 | -4.27798299 | 3.40123845 | .. | /  |
Real value added in industry | | 5.01199113 | 3.05332754 | 0.81647699 | 4.55717246 | 2.78775385 | .. | /  |
Real value added in services | | 3.0758053 | 2.08867318 | 2.50655094 | 2.52356054 | 2.60223551 | .. | /  |
Small and medium-sized enterprises | Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with less than 20 employees | | 13.64833816 | 14.07781083 | 13.74095193 | 13.73237716 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 20 or more employees | | 86.35166184 | 85.92218917 | 86.25904807 | 86.26762284 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with less than 10 employees | | 7.14497041 | 7.42758387 | 7.09330408 | 7.1491666 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 10-19 employees | | 6.50336775 | 6.65022696 | 6.64764785 | 6.58321055 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 20-49 employees | | 13.10194511 | 13.15324792 | 13.08630783 | 13.00407097 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 50-249 employees | | 24.82106887 | 24.74700038 | 25.19186055 | 25.47395764 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 250 or more employees | | 48.42864787 | 48.02194086 | 47.98087969 | 47.78959423 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with less than 20 employees | | 87.63889259 | 88.36843675 | 88.3207088 | 88.31322646 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with 20 or more employees | | 12.36110741 | 11.63156325 | 11.6792912 | 11.68677354 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with less than 10 employees | | 78.84302806 | 80.12252311 | 79.95843474 | 80.15754972 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with 10-19 employees | | 8.79586453 | 8.24591364 | 8.36227406 | 8.15567675 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with 20-49 employees | | 7.30102054 | 6.86617332 | 6.87467527 | 6.81705503 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with 50-249 employees | | 4.04220736 | 3.77056735 | 3.81197189 | 3.87263813 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with 250 or more employees | | 1.01787951 | 0.99482259 | 0.99264404 | 0.99708037 | .. | .. | /  |
| Economic globalisation | Trade | Share of trade in GDP | Trade in goods and services | | 83.17632011 | 81.65478133 | 84.75013588 | 85.72466252 | 87.31305827 | .. | /  |
Trade in goods | Trade balance: exports of goods minus imports of goods | | 13.49555415 | 21.079284 | 13.83082436 | 15.52027459 | 17.49476973 | .. | /  |
Imports of goods | | 171.69719076 | 285.40964626 | 320.19539759 | 353.70549844 | 413.41389956 | .. | /  |
Exports of goods | | 185.19274491 | 306.48893026 | 334.02622195 | 369.22577303 | 430.90866929 | .. | /  |
Trade in services | Services trade balance: exports of services minus imports of services | | 2.05276 | 3.60915 | 4.99075 | 6.3759 | 6.32549 | .. | /  |
Imports of services | | 32.28562 | 49.06596 | 51.13105 | 53.16973 | 72.58438 | .. | /  |
Exports of services | | 34.33838 | 52.67511 | 56.1218 | 59.54563 | 78.90987 | .. | /  |
Balance of payments | Current account balance of payments | | 4.03905856 | 3.50807489 | 2.59971878 | 2.651179 | 1.66910489 | .. | /  |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) | FDI flows and stocks | Inflows of foreign direct investment | | .. | 43 583 | 34 351 | 63 948 | 39 065.02395619 | .. | /  |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | | .. | 34 038 | 32 640 | 56 202 | 51 855 | .. | /  |
Activities of multinationals | Employment in affiliates under foreign control, share of employment in manufacturing | | .. | 32.8 | 33.1 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in affiliates under foreign control, share of employment in services |  | .. | 15.3 | 14.22014516 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
| Prices | Prices and interest rates | Consumer Price Indices (CPI) | CPI: all items | | 100 | 108.01285514 | 111.03579273 | 113.02437795 | 115.08498074 | .. | /  |
CPI: food |  | 100 | 110.51704827 | 112.477008 | 115.34411993 | 119.8478668 | .. | /  |
CPI: energy | | 100 | 103.70534066 | 115.66850214 | 124.32897935 | 124.56713264 | .. | /  |
Producer Price Indices (PPI) | PPI: manufacturing | | | 102.90665692 | 105.60292669 | 110.87544679 | 115.88125705 | .. | /  |
Long-term interest rates | Long-term interest rates | | 5.57 | 4.0625 | 3.365 | 3.805 | 4.333333 | .. | /  |
| Purchasing power and exchange rates | Rates of conversion | Purchasing power parities | | 0.89213131 | 0.89586944 | 0.89960007 | 0.89809582 | 0.89113958 | .. | /  |
Exchange rates | | 1.0854 | 0.805365 | 0.80412 | 0.797141 | 0.730638 | .. | /  |
Indices of price levels | | 87.5480226 | 108.63986749 | 109.64534883 | 111.36990738 | 116.21405336 | .. | /  |
Effective exchange rates | Nominal effective exchange rates | | 100 | 110.18402243 | 109.67838498 | 109.79144371 | 111.26785127 | .. | /  |
Relative consumer price indices | | 100 | 108.7516 | 108.9524 | 108.5933 | 109.3608 | .. | /  |
Relative unit labour costs in manufacturing | | 100 | 111.0125 | 110.9525 | 110.98 | 112.71 | .. | /  |
| Energy | Energy supply | Energy supply | Total primary energy supply | | 61.9 | 62.2 | 61.7 | 61 | 59 | .. | /  |
Energy supply and economic growth | Total primary energy supply per unit of GDP | | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.2 | 0.19 | 0.18 | .. | /  |
Energy supply per capita | Total primary energy supply per capita | | 6.04 | 5.97 | 5.89 | 5.79 | 5.6 | .. | /  |
Electricity generation | Electricity generation | | 82.8 | 84.4 | 85.7 | 84.3 | 87.9 | .. | /  |
Nuclear energy | Nuclear electricity generation, terawatts | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 45.9 | .. | /  |
Nuclear electricity generation, percentage of total production | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 54.1 | .. | /  |
Nuclear power plants connected to the grid | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | /  |
Nuclear power plants under construction | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0 | .. | /  |
Renewable energy | Contribution of renewables to energy supply | | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.3 | .. | /  |
| Energy production and prices | Energy production | Total production of energy | | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.9 | .. | /  |
Oil production | Production of crude oil | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .. | /  |
Oil prices | Crude oil import prices | | 27.87 | 35.35 | 50.06 | 61.06 | 70.35 | .. | /  |
| Labour | Employment | Employment rates by gender | Employment rates: total | | 60.91540527 | 60.45267805 | 60.96756327 | 60.35169655 | 61.58901605 | .. | /  |
Employment rates: men | | 69.81967425 | 67.85067263 | 67.72522041 | 66.99814933 | 68.23204099 | .. | /  |
Employment rates: women | | 51.88308585 | 52.95336612 | 54.12442755 | 53.62633356 | 54.87009518 | .. | /  |
Employment rates by age group | Employment rates for age group 15-24 | | 30.28252503 | 28.07116874 | 26.5633708 | 26.1873691 | 26.7821229 | .. | /  |
Employment rates for age group 25-54 | | 77.92921557 | 77.32756401 | 78.29903524 | 78.17178404 | 79.28549075 | .. | /  |
Employment rates for age group 55-64 | | 25.01867413 | 30.1172391 | 32.05085774 | 30.42446929 | 33.84910559 | .. | /  |
Part-time employment | Incidence of part-time employment | | 18.99805392 | 18.87543474 | 18.46810059 | 19.34631406 | 18.29140283 | .. | /  |
Self-employment | Self-employment rates: total | | 13.98058252 | 14.06853282 | 13.80401417 | 13.80401417 | 13.80401417 | .. | /  |
Self-employment rates: men | | 24.22203532 | 24.85080989 | 24.49099288 | 24.49099288 | 24.49099288 | .. | /  |
Self-employment rates: women | | 33.06544202 | 32.42491657 | 31.61709032 | 31.61709032 | 31.61709032 | .. | /  |
| Unemployment | Unemployment rates | Unemployment rates: total | | 6.9 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.5 | .. | /  |
Unemployment rates: men | | 5.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.7 | .. | /  |
Unemployment rates: women | | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.5 | .. | /  |
Long-term unemployment | Long-term unemployment | | 56.33343361 | 49.5725674 | 51.5686352 | 55.55350032 | 50.04279723 | .. | /  |
Regional unemployment | National unemployment rate | | .. | .. | .. | 8.245826 | .. | .. |  |
Range in regional unemployment rate, small regions: minimum | | .. | .. | .. | 4.20289855 | .. | .. |  |
Range in regional unemployment rate, small regions: maximum | | .. | .. | .. | 17.59695136 | .. | .. |  |
Gini index of regional unemployment rates, small regions | | .. | .. | .. | 0.29680279 | .. | .. |  |
Regional variation of the youth unemployment rate, large regions: minimum | | .. | .. | .. | 12.5 | .. | .. |  |
Regional variation of the youth unemployment rate, large regions: maximum | | .. | .. | .. | 35.3 | .. | .. |  |
Regional variation of the youth unemployment rate, large regions: maximum-minimum | | .. | .. | .. | 22.8 | .. | .. |  |
| Labour compensation and hours worked | Labour compensation | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | | 2.040603 | 1.886323 | 2.058192 | 3.287391 | 3.744065 | .. | /  |
Unit labour costs, business sector | | 0.7503668 | -0.150721 | 0.9357878 | 1.570966 | 2.81238 | .. | /  |
Hours worked | Average hours actually worked | | 1 554 | 1 549 | 1 565 | 1 571 | 1 566 | .. | /  |
| Science and technology | Research and Development (R&D) | Expenditure on R&D | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | | 1.97 | 1.87 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.89 | .. | /  |
Investment in knowledge | Investment in knowledge | | 3.584319 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Researchers | Researchers | | 7.47 | 7.76 | 7.85 | 8.16 | 8.26 | .. | /  |
Patents | Triadic patent families | | 366.94550833 | 378.68459137 | 368.29186476 | 371.69323535 | .. | .. | /  |
| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | Size of the ICT sector | Share of ICT manufacturing in total manufacturing value added | | .. | .. | .. | 3.46389801 | .. | .. | /  |
Percentage point change in the share of ICT manufacturing in total manufacturing value added between 1995 and 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | -0.59974058 | .. | .. | /  |
Share of telecommunication services in total business services value added |  | .. | .. | .. | 3.97651807 | .. | .. | /  |
Share of other ICT services in total business services value added |  | .. | .. | .. | 5.04542218 | .. | .. | /  |
Percentage point change in the share of ICT services in total business services value added between 1995 and 2006 |  | .. | .. | .. | 2.25703532 | .. | .. | /  |
Investment in ICT | Shares of ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | | 24.24400623 | 20.11509722 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Share of ICT-related occupations in the total economy | Share of ICT-related occupations in the total economy, narrow definition | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.91537737 | .. | /  |
Share of ICT-related occupations in the total economy, broad definition | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21.67612426 | .. | /  |
Computer and internet access by households | Percentage of households with access to home computers | | .. | .. | .. | 57.53537439 | 67.19629024 | .. | /  |
Percentage of households with access to the internet | | .. | .. | 50.15749546 | 53.95968037 | 60.16401735 | .. | /  |
| Communications | Exports of information and communications equipment | Exports of ICT equipment |  | 11 430.9315 | 13 578.605102 | 14 619.611566 | 13 654.776155 | 12 814.795856 | .. | /  |
Telephone access | Telephone access | | 100.03661917 | 143.26021887 | 150.47008784 | 152.56659395 | 159.45656185 | .. | /  |
| Environment | Water and natural resources | Water consumption | Total gross water abstractions |  | 7 538 | .. | .. | 6 654 | .. | .. | /  |
Per capita water abstractions |  | .. | .. | .. | 640 | .. | .. | /  |
Fisheries | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | .. | .. | /  |
Aquaculture | | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
| Air and land | Emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | | 127 | 124 | 120 | 117 | .. | .. | /  |
Municipal waste | Total amount generated of municipal waste |  | 4 860 | .. | .. | 5 070 | .. | .. | /  |
Generation intensities of municipal waste |  | .. | .. | .. | 480 | .. | .. | /  |
| Education | Outcomes | International student assessment | Mean scores and gender differences on the science scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 510.36348362 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 2.48469771 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the science scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 510.71966892 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 3.29189604 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the science scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 509.9710395 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 3.16223284 | .. | .. | /  |
Score difference on the science scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 0.74862942 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 4.12509169 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the reading scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 500.90059472 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 3.04125497 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the reading scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 481.99719639 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 4.08202046 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the reading scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 521.72831449 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 3.46142818 | .. | .. | /  |
Score difference on the reading scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | -39.7311181 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 4.76730662 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 520.34897259 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 2.95463308 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 523.65548292 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 4.11744055 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 516.7058673 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 3.44861875 | .. | .. | /  |
Score difference on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 6.94961563 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 4.83962062 | .. | .. | /  |
Trends in tertiary graduation and entry rates | Tertiary entry rates (tertiary type-A level) | | .. | 34.37927942 | 33.38508558 | 34.85553111 | .. | .. | /  |
Tertiary attainment | Tertiary attainment for age group 25-64 | | 27.1 | 30.4 | 31 | 31.75484426 | .. | .. | /  |
Tertiary attainment for age group 25-34 | | 36 | 40.7 | 40.6 | 41.8634426 | .. | .. | /  |
Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 | | 16.8 | 20 | 21.9 | 22.48338228 | .. | .. | /  |
| Expenditure on education | Change in expenditure on education | Expenditure per student in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education: 2000 constant prices | | .. | .. | 7 305.908 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiray education | | 100 | .. | 106.74907662 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Number of students in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiray education | | 100 | .. | 111.66591778 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure per student in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiray education | | 100 | .. | 95.59682913 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure per student in tertiary education: 2000 constant prices | | .. | .. | 11 960.34519474 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure in tertiary education | | 100 | .. | 101.94863381 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Number of students in tertiary education | | 100 | .. | 105.93896973 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure per student in tertiary education | | 100 | .. | 96.23336349 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Relative earnings of graduates | Trends in relative earnings for age group 25-64 with tertiary education: males | | 128.44140478 | 136.98422374 | 136.66442055 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Trends in relative earnings for age group 25-64 with tertiary education: females | | 132.42933211 | 133.67854659 | 133.67854659 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Public and private expenditure in tertiary education | Share of public expenditure on educational institutions | | 91.48152136 | 90.44521459 | 90.59697155 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Index of change in public expenditure on educational institutions | | 100 | 99.07482383 | 101.10306406 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure on educational institutions | Public expenditure on educational institutions in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education | | .. | .. | 3.915 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Private expenditure on educational institutions in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education | | .. | .. | 0.166 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Total expenditure on educational institutions in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education | | .. | .. | 4.081 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Public expenditure on educational institutions in tertiary education | | .. | .. | 1.17951494 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Private expenditure on educational institutions in tertiary education | | .. | .. | 0.05852201 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Total expenditure on educational institutions in tertiary education | | .. | .. | 1.23803695 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Public expenditure on educational institutions for all levels of education | | .. | .. | 5.78499656 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Private expenditure on educational institutions for all levels of education | | .. | .. | 0.24575381 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Total expenditure on educational institutions for all levels of education | | .. | .. | 6.03075038 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
| Public finance | Government deficits and debt | Government deficits | Government net borrowing/net lending | | -0.02558048 | -0.29571053 | -2.69410799 | 0.27305264 | -0.3332612 | .. | /  |
Government debt | General government gross financial liabilities | | 113.50478092 | 98.55054728 | 95.72502837 | 91.18354458 | 87.5539196 | .. | /  |
| Public expenditure | Health expenditure | Public expenditure on health |  | 6.1 | | 7.4 | 7.2 | .. | .. | /  |
Total expenditure on health |  | 8.1 | | 10.1 | 9.9 | .. | .. | /  |
Social expenditure | Public social expenditure | | 25.3 | 26.6 | 26.4 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Law, order and defence expenditure | Law, order and defence expenditure | | 2.74512296 | 2.76368111 | 2.71134421 | 2.62851817 | .. | .. | /  |
| Support and aid | Government support for fishing | Government financial transfers to fishing | | 6 849 | 6 328 | 8 613 | 7 756.99761516 | .. | .. | /  |
Official development assistance | Net official development assistance | | 0.35774036 | 0.4096531 | 0.52570924 | 0.4994837 | 0.42657207 | .. | /  |
| Taxes | Total tax revenue | Total tax revenue | | 44.903373 | 44.803238 | 44.809548 | 44.519206 | 44.354534 | .. | /  |
Taxes on income and profits | | 17.264967 | 16.946495 | 17.160641 | 16.765386 | 16.653235 | .. | /  |
Taxes on goods and services | | 11.377845 | 11.211157 | 11.306803 | 11.382563 | 11.182285 | .. | /  |
Taxes on the average worker | Taxes on the average worker | | 57.10364207 | 55.43373894 | 55.51042097 | 55.48627457 | 55.50513534 | .. | /  |
| Quality of life | Health | Life expectancy | Life expectancy at birth: total | | 77.8 | 78.9 | 79.1 | 79.5 | .. | .. | /  |
Life expectancy at birth: men | | 74.6 | 76 | 76.2 | 76.6 | .. | .. | /  |
Life expectancy at birth: women | | 81 | 81.8 | 81.9 | 82.3 | .. | .. | /  |
Infant mortality | Infant mortality | | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Mental health | Mental health index | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 66.001 | .. |  |
Obesity | Overweight population aged 15 or more: females | | .. | 24.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Obese population aged 15 or more: females | | .. | 13.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Overweight and obese population aged 15 or more: females | | .. | 37.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Overweight population aged 15 or more: males | | .. | 38.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Obese population aged 15 or more: males | | .. | 11.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Overweight and obese population aged 15 or more: males | | .. | 50.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Overweight population aged 15 or more | | .. | 31.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Obese population aged 15 or more | | .. | 12.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Overweight and obese population aged 15 or more | | .. | 44.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
| Society | Suicides | Suicide rates by gender: both men and women |  | .. | 18.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |
Suicide rates by gender: men |  | .. | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |
Suicide rates by gender: women |  | .. | 9.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |
Suicide rates and per capita GDP: GDP per capita | | .. | 31 389.97 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |
Suicide rates and per capita GDP: suicide rate |  | .. | 18.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |
Suicides rates and subjective life-evaluations: suicide rates |  | .. | 18.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |