Education in Belgium

3,307 indicators covering education for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes 95.4% 2021 up 17.1% 34th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female 95.4% 2021 up 14.1% 35th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male 95.4% 2021 up 20.0% 32nd
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 8.69 2017 up 8.7% 112th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 55.1% 2023 up 1.5% 77th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 1.2% 2023 up 2.3% 77th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 44.9% 2023 down 1.8% 73rd
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 95.8% 2023 up 2.9% 61st
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women 65.4% 2018 down 10.2% 20th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 55,914 number 2018 up 20.2% 31st
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 95.8% 2023 up 2.9% 60th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.9871 GPIA 2023 up 3.4% 55th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 96.0% 2023 up 1.9% 63rd
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment 11.98 years 2040 up 1.2% 46th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 3.1% 2018 up 22.7% 124th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 95.5% 2023 up 3.9% 62nd
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 96.0% 2023 up 1.9% 62nd
Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ 12,736 2022 up 25.8% 10th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 39,464 2023 up 9.4% 22nd
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 95.5% 2023 up 3.9% 61st
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 18.1% 1987 down 31.8% 11th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male 21.5% 1987 down 25.1% 9th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.9943 GPIA 2023 up 1.9% 66th
Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ 19,319 millions 2022 up 48.1% 19th
Share of primary schools with toilets 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Adults' educational attainment distribution, by age group and gender 100 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2025 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ 12,112 millions 2022 up 66.1% 24th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant PPP$ 19,519 millions 2022 up 2.7% 19th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 9,196 number 1991 down 32.8% 25th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ 12,238 millions 2022 up 15.2% 25th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 37.9% 2023 up 24.3% 31st
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 37.9% 2023 up 24.3% 31st
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 9.16 2017 101st
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 96.81 2020 down 3.0% 37th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 35.6% 2023 up 18.6% 23rd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 35.6% 2023 up 18.6% 23rd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 40.1% 2023 up 29.6% 28th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 40.1% 2023 up 29.6% 28th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes 0 2022 16th
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, female 0 2022 14th
Average years of schooling 11.57 years 2020 up 2.5% 28th
Share of the population with tertiary education 34.5% 2020 down 0.9% 11th
Share of population with no formal education 3.0% 2020 down 23.1% 55th
Share of the population with at least some formal education 97.0% 2020 up 0.9% 56th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, male 0 2022 16th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 1.11 GPIA 2023 up 8.0% 53rd
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 57.4% 2023 up 1.2% 40th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 1.3% 2023 up 1.7% 40th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 42.6% 2023 down 1.5% 98th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 0.3478 years 2023 down 20.6% 38th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 201 2023 up 195.6% 42nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 507 2023 up 85.7% 10th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 17 2023 24th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 148 2023 up 51.0% 14th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 116 2023 up 107.1% 14th
Number of classroom teachers in primary education 80,763 2023 up 17.8% 22nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 54 2023 up 237.5% 24th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 96 2023 up 300.0% 17th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 389 2023 up 224.2% 24th