Education in Belgium

3,307 indicators covering education for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 15.2% 2023 up 102.8% 14th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 428,690 number 2018 up 28.5% 87th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 569.74 millions 2022 down 18.0% 16th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 47.8% 2023 up 2.0% 106th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 52.2% 2023 down 1.8% 63rd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 1.1% 2023 down 3.1% 63rd
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 18.0% 2023 up 119.8% 14th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Proportion of primary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 15,458 millions 2022 up 2.7% 14th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 9,691 millions 2022 up 15.2% 21st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.11 GPIA 2023 down 2.7% 40th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2017 up 0.3% 54th
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 98.2% 2023 down 0.2% 24th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 213,876 number 2018 up 29.2% 84th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 5,087 number 2018 up 55.5% 42nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 124 2023 down 12.1% 98th
Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 807,284 Number 2024 up 5.0% 14th
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 757,624 Number 2024 down 2.0% 12th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 10.9% 101st
Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 98.3 Rate 2024 unchanged 7th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 750,644 number 2018 down 15.5% 50th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 6,408 number 2018 down 7.1% 76th
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 389,567 Number 2024 down 9.6% 15th
Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 79.9% 2024 up 1.0% 48th
Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 47,947 Number 2024 down 31.9% 7th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 19.8% 1987 down 28.3% 10th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 611.38 millions 2022 down 19.5% 15th
Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region 62,905 Number 2024 down 7.4% 9th
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 551,103 Number 2024 up 11.1% 13th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 1.4% 2017 down 46.5% 72nd
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 395,759 number 2018 down 16.5% 46th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 1.8% 2017 down 39.6% 79th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 41.6% 2023 down 2.0% 132nd
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation 80.8% 2022 down 3.0% 23rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 8,741 2023 up 48.2% 43rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 2023 108th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 9,345 2023 up 48.8% 69th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 79 2023 up 58.0% 77th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 36 2023 down 35.7% 92nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 292 2023 up 135.5% 86th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 10 2023 up 42.9% 87th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 48 2023 down 11.1% 62nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 4th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 117th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2.7% 2023 up 52.1% 57th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 2.9% 2023 up 52.8% 90th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.15 UIS estimate 2023 up 12.3% 67th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 62.2% 84th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 34.1% 94th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 141.8% 86th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 46.9% 80th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 8.9% 63rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.16 UIS estimate 2023 up 12.0% 76th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 22.2% 78th