Education in Belgium

3,307 indicators covering education for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, female 190,146 number 2020 up 7.1% 98th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 23.9% 151st
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 53.9% 2023 down 0.6% 11th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 3.9% 166th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0015 units per person 2022 down 25.0% 97th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 10.7% 148th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0264 units per person 2023 up 8.3% 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0204 units per person 2023 up 5.1% 32nd
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 175.94 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.4% 21st
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 2.65 units per square kilometre 2023 up 17.1% 23rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 7.9% 159th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 10.7% 158th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 20.13 units per square kilometre 2023 down 3.0% 23rd
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 19 years 2023 down 1.8% 8th
School enrollment, preprimary 112.4% 2020 down 5.8% 9th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 18.65 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.0% 23rd
School enrollment, tertiary, male 69.5% 2023 up 11.2% 25th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 95.6% 2023 up 17.4% 29th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.27 GPI 2023 up 3.3% 76th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.13 GPI 2020 down 0.8% 17th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.6009 % change on previous year 2023 up 8.5% 110th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 14.17 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.0% 18th
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 661,906 2017 up 37.2% 82nd
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0075 units per person 2023 up 4.7% 11th
Secondary education, teachers, female 88,129 2023 up 10.6% 41st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.07 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.2% 17th
Average years of schooling among adults 12.69 years 2023 up 10.0% 27th
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 12.69 years 2023 up 10.0% 27th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 12.69 years 2023 up 10.0% 27th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 52.9% 2023 up 0.0% 57th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.0% 154th
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 12.67 years 2023 up 7.9% 28th
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.4% 165th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0007 units per person 2022 down 22.6% 89th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2022 down 27.1% 99th
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 17.96 years 2023 down 2.2% 10th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 31.4% 120th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 35.4% 126th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 21.3% 168th
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0117 units per person 2023 up 2.2% 6th
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 4.52 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.3% 13th
Duration of compulsory education 13 years 2025 up 8.3% 17th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2025 down 16.7% 129th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0582 units per person 2017 up 28.2% 137th
Secondary education, general pupils 661,906 2017 up 37.2% 82nd
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 13.1% 156th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 450,052 number 2018 up 8.0% 58th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 92.4% 2023 down 1.1% 81st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 129.0% 2018 down 1.9% 2nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 15.3 years 2018 down 0.8% 3rd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 2.19 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.7% 22nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 6.9 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.0% 19th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.4586 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.3% 32nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 7.26 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.0% 18th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.5701 units per square kilometre 2022 down 21.5% 44th
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 21.82 units per square kilometre 2017 up 37.2% 37th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 111.7% 2020 down 6.7% 9th