Table 1: Life expectancy in Belgium at
25 years of age (1991-1997).
Education
level |
Life expectancy |
|
Men |
Women |
|
No diploma |
48.1 |
55.0 |
Primary school diploma |
48.2 |
55.6 |
General lower secondary
diploma |
50.4 |
57.3 |
Technical lower secondary diploma |
50.0 |
57.8 |
Vocational Lower secondary
diploma |
50.4 |
57.0 |
General superior secondary
diploma |
50.6 |
57.5 |
Technical superior secondary
diploma |
51.2 |
58.1 |
Vocational superior
secondary diploma |
50.9 |
57.6 |
Short-type superior
education diploma |
53.4 |
58.1 |
Long-type superior education
(including university) |
53.6 |
58.5 |
Total |
49.6 |
55.9 |