Education in Belgium 3,307 indicators covering education for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 679,206 2024 up 1.4% 93rd School age population, lower secondary education, male 143,142 2024 up 13.6% 117th School age population, lower secondary education, female 136,852 2024 up 13.3% 117th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 279,994 2024 up 13.5% 117th School age population, last grade of primary education, male 70,102 2024 up 14.0% 99th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 67,348 2024 up 14.6% 99th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 137,450 2024 up 14.3% 99th School age population, primary education, male 404,350 2024 up 5.4% 98th School age population, primary education, female 385,928 2024 up 5.3% 98th School age population, primary education, both sexes 790,278 2024 up 5.3% 98th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 64,339 2024 down 2.9% 102nd Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 61,592 2024 down 2.9% 101st Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 125,931 2024 down 2.9% 102nd School age population, one year before the official primary entry 63,294 2024 down 6.7% 102nd School age population, one year before the official primary entry 60,751 2024 down 5.6% 103rd School age population, one year before the official primary entry 124,045 2024 down 6.1% 102nd School age population, pre-primary education, male 186,267 2024 down 8.2% 102nd School age population, pre-primary education, female 178,866 2024 down 7.6% 102nd School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 365,133 2024 down 7.9% 102nd Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 814,388 2023 up 6.6% 91st Share of children in primary school age who are in school 98.3% 2023 up 0.2% 64th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Primary education, pupils 814,388 2023 up 6.6% 91st Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Secondary education, pupils 1.18 million 2023 down 2.0% 66th Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 2.89 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.0% 14th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 102.1% 2023 down 1.0% 93rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9997 GPIA 2023 down 0.2% 90th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 102.1% 2023 down 1.1% 85th School life expectancy, primary, male 6.11 years 2023 down 1.1% 81st School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years 2023 down 1.2% 78th Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 1.7% 2023 down 8.3% 140th Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year 2017 up 276.7% 84th School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9992 GPIA 2023 down 0.1% 89th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 124.5% 2018 down 1.2% 3rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 133.7% 2018 down 2.5% 2nd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 14.85 years 2018 down 0.0% 5th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2018 down 1.5% 9th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 15.76 years 2018 down 1.5% 3rd Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 210,503 2023 down 5.5% 60th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 221,494 2023 down 5.5% 60th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 17,384 2022 down 21.1% 75th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.2807 units per square kilometre 2022 down 19.1% 39th Government expenditure on education, total 6.3% 2022 down 4.4% 24th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.2893 units per square kilometre 2022 down 23.7% 49th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 up 2.9% 155th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 14.76 number per square kilometre 2018 up 7.4% 16th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 75.7% 1987 up 13.5% 113th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 79.9% 1987 up 13.4% 114th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0461 units per person 2017 down 33.6% 3rd Secondary education, vocational pupils 524,924 2017 down 28.9% 25th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 137,795 2023 up 7.9% 44th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.29 % change on previous year 2018 down 207.6% 136th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 4.52 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.3% 13th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 17.31 units per square kilometre 2017 down 28.9% 5th Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 98.3% 2023 up 0.2% 41st Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 143.0% 2023 down 11.7% 2nd Number of under-five deaths, male 217 2024 down 26.4% 128th Number of under-five deaths, female 168 2024 down 24.3% 128th Number of infant deaths, male 180 2024 down 26.2% 129th ← Previous Page 6 of 56 Next →