Education in Belgium

135 indicators covering education for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 53 2024 down 11.7% 128th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 135 2024 down 18.2% 127th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 213 2024 down 28.3% 124th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 98.4% 2017 down 1.0% 129th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 96.7% 2017 down 1.3% 140th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1% 2100 down 35.0% 165th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 7,400 people 2100 down 35.7% 129th
Population by level of education 7.08 million people 2100 up 5.7% 71st
Repeaters, primary, female 2.1% 2017 down 30.6% 86th
Repeaters, primary, male 2.3% 2017 down 29.7% 96th
School enrollment, secondary, private 58.5% 2023 down 0.0% 11th
School enrollment, primary 98.8% 2017 up 1.8% 18th
Over-age students, primary 4.8% 2017 up 12.4% 107th
Secondary education, teachers 64.0% 2023 up 2.5% 75th
School enrollment, primary, female 98.9% 2017 up 1.7% 9th
School enrollment, primary, male 98.7% 2017 up 1.9% 8th
Over-age students, primary, male 4.9% 2017 up 4.8% 106th
Over-age students, primary, female 4.7% 2017 up 21.9% 103rd
Compulsory education, duration 13 years 2025 up 8.3% 17th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 99.1% 2017 up 1.9% 29th
Primary education, pupils 48.9% 2017 down 0.1% 60th
Tertiary education, academic staff 50.4% 2023 up 7.4% 46th
Persistence to grade 5, female 99.9% 2022 down 0.1% 11th
Persistence to grade 5, male 98.6% 2022 up 0.3% 29th
School enrollment, secondary 94.9% 2017 down 1.5% 21st
Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
School enrollment, secondary, female 95.1% 2017 down 1.8% 23rd
School enrollment, secondary, male 94.8% 2017 down 1.1% 21st
Expenditure on tertiary education 22.3% 2016 up 2.7% 62nd
Children out of school, primary 13,226 2023 down 1.2% 104th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 99.2% 2017 up 1.8% 13th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 99.0% 2017 up 2.0% 15th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.28 2017 up 0.9% 179th
Expenditure on secondary education 42.1% 2013 17th
Expenditure on primary education 23.8% 2016 117th
Secondary education, pupils 51.7% 2017 down 0.7% 24th
Children out of school, primary, female 6,554 2023 down 1.6% 108th
Children out of school, primary, male 6,672 2023 down 0.8% 110th
Adolescents out of school 1.5% 2023 down 10.9% 139th
Current education expenditure, total 95.4% 2022 down 0.2% 37th
Current education expenditure, primary 95.1% 2022 up 1.6% 56th
Current education expenditure, secondary 96.8% 2022 up 0.2% 35th
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8.99 2017 165th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 12.7 2017 down 8.0% 128th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 95.0% 2022 down 2.1% 39th
Adolescents out of school, female 1.6% 2023 down 12.4% 131st
Adolescents out of school, male 1.4% 2023 down 9.2% 139th
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 16.95 2017 up 12.4% 78th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 74.4% 2023 up 15.8% 49th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 74.0% 2023 up 17.7% 49th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 74.9% 2023 up 13.8% 54th
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 8.69 2017 up 8.7% 112th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 95.8% 2023 up 2.9% 60th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 96.0% 2023 up 1.9% 62nd
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 95.5% 2023 up 3.9% 61st
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 37.9% 2023 up 24.3% 31st
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 9.16 2017 101st
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 35.6% 2023 up 18.6% 23rd
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 40.1% 2023 up 29.6% 28th
Government expenditure per student, tertiary 32.2% 2016 down 4.3% 49th