Education in Belgium 3,307 indicators covering education for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 54.8% 2023 down 9.0% 23rd Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 98.3% 2023 up 0.2% 64th Government expenditure on education, US$ 37,256 millions 2022 up 13.8% 19th Expenditure on tertiary education 22.3% 2016 up 2.7% 62nd Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 6.3% 2022 down 5.0% 17th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 15,868 number 2018 up 57.5% 73rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 4.8% 2022 down 13.4% 64th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.9% 2018 down 84.1% 123rd Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 642 2023 down 88.2% 95th Children out of school, primary 13,226 2023 down 1.2% 104th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 13,226 2023 down 1.2% 104th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 1,116 2023 down 86.2% 94th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 1.7% 2023 down 8.3% 140th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 49,641 number 2018 up 18.9% 43rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 42.0% 2023 up 10.8% 164th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 48.1% 2023 up 16.1% 169th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 58.0% 2023 down 6.6% 26th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 51.9% 2023 down 11.4% 21st Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 50,172 2023 up 6.9% 44th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 5,318 2023 down 42.6% 75th Enrolment in secondary education, female 609,635 number 2018 down 4.7% 60th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 163 2023 up 49.5% 79th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 87,623 2023 up 8.5% 32nd Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 63.9% 2018 up 4.9% 64th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 31,708 number 2018 up 24.7% 36th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 12.0% 2022 up 2.9% 110th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 6,971 2023 down 48.1% 76th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 33,670 2023 up 13.9% 38th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 67.1% 2023 up 6.5% 58th Teachers in lower secondary education, male 16,502 2023 down 4.9% 48th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 62.2% 2023 up 0.1% 57th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 99.2% 2017 up 1.8% 13th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 17,339 number 2018 up 77.3% 37th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 54,459 2023 up 8.6% 30th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 99.0% 2017 up 2.0% 15th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 2.9% 2017 down 33.2% 62nd Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 3.0% 2017 down 32.8% 74th Teachers in upper secondary education, male 33,164 2023 up 8.2% 37th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 5,855 2023 up 9.6% 46th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 4,676 2023 up 22.1% 46th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 25.0% 2025 up 81.2% 13th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 3.0% 2022 down 8.1% 73rd Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 2.1% 2021 down 30.1% 91st Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 2.2% 2021 down 25.5% 81st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.12 GPIA 2023 up 0.5% 23rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 120.6% 2023 down 2.4% 6th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 106.2% 2023 down 3.0% 10th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 16,576 2023 up 40.2% 45th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 4 2023 — 107th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 565 2023 up 123.3% 106th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 17,817 2023 up 40.7% 76th Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2020 unchanged 53rd Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2025 unchanged 52nd Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 2.1% 2022 down 19.1% 78th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 19,950 2023 up 36.6% 38th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 51.7% 82nd Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 39,979 millions 2022 up 11.9% 19th Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 1 years 2025 unchanged 108th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 9,557 2023 up 43.8% 37th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 8,055 number 2018 up 88.6% 37th ← Previous Page 12 of 56 Next →