Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Belgium: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 112.4% (2020), 8th of 176 in the world and 2nd of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 102.1% (2023), 72nd of 191 in the world and 21st of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Secondary enrolment is 143.0% (2023), 2nd of 176 in the world and 2nd of 53 in Europe & Central Asia.
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9 indicators
Education: Belgium in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 112.4%2020 | 8/176 | 2/51 | 109.7% | 119.4% | 112.4% | −6.9 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 102.1%2023 | 72/191 | 21/53 | 103.4%2001 | 102.2% | 102.1% | −1.1 ppsince 2013 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 143.0%2023 | 2/176 | 2/53 | 155.9%2001 | 160.7% | 151.7% | −18.9 ppsince 2013 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 92.4%2023 | 78/168 | 41/50 | · | 90.9% | 93.5% | −1.1 ppsince 2013 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 82.1%2023 | 24/172 | 14/52 | 56.7%2001 | 66.9% | 79.5% | +10.4 ppsince 2013 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 1.7%2023 | 120/178 | 23/51 | 0.1%2001 | 1.3% | 1.2% | −0.1 ppsince 2013 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 11.32017 | 153/173 | 35/48 | · | 11.0 | · | −1.9%since 2005 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 6.3%2022 | 23/184 | 7/49 | · | 6.4% | 6.8% | −0.3 ppsince 2012 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 12.0%2022 | 103/179 | 21/49 | · | 11.9% | 11.6% | +0.3 ppsince 2012 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Tertiary enrolment+10.4 pp82.1% in 2023
- Out-of-school children−0.1 pp1.7% in 2023
- Pupils per teacher−1.9%11.3 in 2017
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−6.9 pp112.4% in 2020
- Secondary enrolment−18.9 pp143.0% in 2023
- Lower secondary completion−1.1 pp92.4% in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Belgium and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Belgium. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Belgium | Germany | France | Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 112.4%2020 | 108.0%2020 | 106.7%2020 | 92.2%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 102.1%2023 | 102.6%2024 | 103.4%2024 | 99.2%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 143.0%2023 | 100.2%2024 | 103.8%2024 | 108.6%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 92.4%2023 | 71.4%2024 | 99.5%2024 | 99.9%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 82.1%2023 | 76.7%2024 | 71.5%2024 | 22.4%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 1.7%2023 | 0.3%2024 | 0.2%2024 | 0.3%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 11.32017 | 12.32017 | 18.22013 | 8.32016 |
| Education spending | 6.3%2022 | 5.2%2022 | 5.3%2022 | 3.7%2022 |
| Education, % of budget | 12.0%2022 | 10.7%2022 | 9.1%2022 | 8.5%2022 |