Education in Belgium 3,307 indicators covering education for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 123.6% 2018 up 3.0% 2nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.12 GPI 2018 up 0.3% 23rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 110.6% 2018 up 2.7% 5th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 1,863 2023 down 23.7% 78th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 168.3% 2018 up 27.8% 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 3,067 2023 down 6.6% 58th Compulsory education, duration 13 years 2025 up 8.3% 17th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 97.5% 2017 up 4.8% 65th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 3,107 2023 down 18.6% 62nd Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 6.6% 107th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 2.1% 2017 down 30.7% 77th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 172.1% 2018 up 28.8% 1st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 164.7% 2018 up 26.8% 1st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2018 up 1.6% 33rd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 99.1% 2017 up 1.9% 29th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 1.75 million 2024 up 17.2% 84th Population of compulsory school age, female 854,609 2024 up 16.8% 84th Population of compulsory school age, male 897,561 2024 up 17.5% 84th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 450,307 2023 up 4.0% 89th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 45.7% 65th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 23.4% 2023 down 11.4% 12th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 136,454 2024 up 8.2% 85th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 65,665 2024 up 6.5% 85th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 70,789 2024 up 9.8% 83rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 227,734 2023 up 4.7% 87th Duration of compulsory education 13 years 2025 up 8.3% 17th Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2025 down 16.7% 129th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 21.0% 2023 down 17.2% 14th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 25.6% 2023 down 6.4% 11th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 2,065 2023 up 6.5% 66th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 1,295 2023 down 8.5% 72nd Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 1,805 2023 down 10.4% 77th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 1,292 2023 down 13.8% 80th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 222,573 2023 up 3.3% 89th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 6.3% 2022 down 4.4% 25th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 149.7% 2018 down 13.0% 5th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 1,099 2023 down 4.1% 78th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 1,170 2023 down 8.6% 85th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 35.6% 123rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.1% 2025 down 26.7% 163rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.1% 2025 down 26.7% 159th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.1% 2025 down 21.4% 160th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 1.3% 2025 up 8.3% 187th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 1.2% 2025 up 20.0% 185th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 1.5% 2025 up 7.1% 185th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 1.0% 2025 down 28.6% 154th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 1.0% 2025 down 28.6% 149th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 1.0% 2025 down 28.6% 154th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.8 modelled data 2025 up 12.0% 140th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 732,349 2023 down 5.3% 54th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.8196 GPIA 2023 down 11.6% 66th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 6.3% 2022 down 4.4% 25th Primary education, pupils 48.9% 2017 down 0.1% 60th Inequality in education 0.04 2023 down 50.3% 150th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 1.7% 2017 down 39.7% 89th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 161.8% 2018 down 13.7% 5th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 138.2% 2018 down 12.1% 6th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.17 GPI 2018 down 1.9% 26th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 386,230 2023 down 6.3% 51st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1 modelled data 2025 down 6.2% 74th ← Previous Page 10 of 56 Next →