Education in Belgium

3,307 indicators covering education for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 50.9% 2023 up 0.2% 102nd
Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ 9,183 millions 2022 up 27.4% 20th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both 6,827 2023 up 72.4% 19th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 1,766 2023 up 100.5% 21st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 3,288 2023 up 52.3% 30th
Share of young people not in education, employment or training 8.2% 2024 down 32.4% 101st
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8.99 2017 165th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 59.1% 2023 up 0.2% 13th
Government expenditure on education, PPP$ 49,964 millions 2022 up 61.3% 23rd
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 969 2023 up 2.9% 110th
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 1,140 2023 up 8.0% 107th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 58.5% 2023 down 0.0% 11th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 12.7 2017 down 8.0% 128th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 51.1% 2023 up 0.8% 30th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 1.0% 2023 up 1.6% 30th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 48.9% 2023 down 0.9% 162nd
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2022 down 0.1% 71st
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 99.9% 2022 down 0.1% 13th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 98.6% 2022 down 0.0% 45th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 1.6% 2023 up 6.5% 142nd
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 1.8% 2023 up 11.7% 145th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 6,179 2023 up 69.2% 121st
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 7,049 2023 up 24.8% 120th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 1.5% 2023 up 53.3% 163rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 1.7% 2023 up 11.9% 161st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.9255 GPIA 2023 up 36.9% 77th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 50.2% 2023 up 0.6% 66th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 1.0% 2023 up 1.1% 66th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 49.8% 2023 down 0.6% 115th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 2,916 number 2018 down 25.0% 67th
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 50,483 millions 2022 up 11.9% 24th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 8.2% 2024 down 32.4% 112th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 52.6% 2023 up 0.3% 14th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 1.1% 2023 up 0.6% 14th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 47.4% 2023 down 0.4% 167th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 9,854 millions 2022 up 25.2% 20th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 99.2% 2022 up 0.1% 25th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 53.5% 2023 up 0.2% 23rd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 1.1% 2023 up 0.4% 23rd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 46.5% 2023 down 0.3% 157th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 1,886 number 2018 down 25.7% 75th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 95.0% 2022 down 2.1% 39th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 1,291 number 2018 down 25.1% 82nd
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 963 number 2018 down 36.6% 86th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 3,864 number 2018 down 55.3% 79th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 48.6% 2023 up 0.2% 101st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 0.9% 2023 up 0.4% 101st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 51.4% 2023 down 0.2% 76th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.976 GPIA 2023 up 12.1% 61st
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 13,721 2023 up 10.9% 107th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 12,733 2023 up 23.5% 109th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 1.6% 2023 up 1.1% 156th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 1.6% 2023 up 13.3% 154th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 4,067 millions 2022 up 22.0% 16th
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.1% 2022 up 18,429.1% 90th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 1.6% 2022 down 31.6% 84th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.8943 GPIA 2023 down 5.1% 45th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 8,770 2023 down 1.4% 101st
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 8,744 2023 up 0.1% 103rd