Education in Belgium 3,307 indicators covering education for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School enrollment, preprimary, female 113.2% 2020 down 4.9% 5th Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 0.5947 % change on previous year 2023 down 35.1% 117th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education -0.2388 % change on previous year 2023 down 119.2% 139th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 524,924 2017 down 28.9% 25th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 77.8% 1987 up 13.5% 128th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 10.2 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.7% 18th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 7.87 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.3% 17th Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 up 29.0% 177th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.82 years 2018 up 26.2% 24th Government expenditure on education, total 12.0% 2022 up 2.9% 110th Secondary education, general pupils 52.6% 2017 up 2.7% 16th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60,286 number 2018 up 14.5% 57th Lower secondary completion rate, female 93.9% 2023 down 1.5% 77th Lower secondary completion rate, male 91.1% 2023 down 0.7% 80th Children out of school 1.7% 2023 down 8.3% 134th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 450,052 number 2018 up 8.0% 58th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0394 number per person 2018 up 1.2% 26th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 71,041 2024 up 14.0% 97th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 67,814 2024 up 13.0% 97th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 138,855 2024 up 13.5% 97th Start of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 116th Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 6th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 14 years 2025 unchanged 184th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 205th Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 239,886 2023 up 10.9% 54th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 311,113 2023 up 14.3% 49th Teachers in primary education, male 13,985 2023 up 10.9% 78th Teachers in primary education, female 66,778 2023 up 19.3% 57th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 82.7% 2023 up 1.3% 77th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 102.1% 2023 down 1.0% 88th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years 2023 down 1.1% 78th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 39.0% 2023 down 13.8% 6th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 41.7% 2023 down 10.6% 7th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 550,999 2023 up 12.8% 51st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 61.0% 2023 up 11.4% 212th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 58.3% 2023 up 9.3% 211th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 431,997 2023 down 5.5% 61st Enrolment in secondary education, male 568,692 2023 down 1.5% 66th Enrolment in secondary education, female 613,964 2023 down 2.5% 67th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 80,763 2023 up 17.8% 66th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 40.3% 2023 down 12.2% 6th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 59.7% 2023 up 10.4% 214th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 1.18 million 2023 down 2.0% 66th Enrolment in primary education, male 416,707 2023 up 6.8% 92nd Enrolment in primary education, female 397,681 2023 up 6.4% 91st School age population, upper secondary education, male 286,775 2024 up 12.8% 84th School age population, upper secondary education, female 271,078 2024 up 11.1% 85th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 557,853 2024 up 12.0% 84th School age population, secondary education, male 429,917 2024 up 13.1% 101st School age population, secondary education, female 407,930 2024 up 11.8% 100th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 837,847 2024 up 12.5% 100th School age population, tertiary education, male 350,295 2024 up 2.8% 93rd School age population, tertiary education, female 328,911 2024 down 0.1% 92nd ← Previous Page 5 of 56 Next →