Belgium vs Netherlands: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Belgium

12.0%

in 2022

Netherlands

12.0%

in 2022

Belgium rank

110th

Netherlands rank

113th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Belgium currently reports 12.0% against 12.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Netherlands ahead.

Globally, Belgium ranks 110th and Netherlands ranks 113th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.