Education in Belgium

3,307 indicators covering education for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 0.7% 2018 down 41.8% 149th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 92.4% 2023 down 1.1% 85th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 116.9% 2018 up 2.8% 5th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 7,835 2023 up 32.3% 44th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 8,471 2023 up 32.8% 75th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 84 2023 up 42.4% 78th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 87 2023 up 3.6% 97th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 273 2023 up 111.6% 118th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 27 2023 down 40.0% 73rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 3 2023 down 25.0% 120th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 3 2023 95th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 188th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 5th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 15,154 number 2018 up 34.0% 41st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 3.9% 106th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 53.9% 2023 down 0.6% 11th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 28.1% 133rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 39.6% 71st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 103rd
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2018 up 0.4% 82nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 74 2023 up 21.3% 64th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 74 2023 up 23.3% 53rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 112.8% 115th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 2.5% 2023 up 33.2% 104th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2.3% 2023 up 32.7% 54th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 42.8% 81st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 23.7% 70th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 82.7% 2023 up 1.3% 77th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 21.7% 74th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.9341 GPIA 2023 down 3.6% 50th
Share of students studying abroad 3.2% 2023 up 24.8% 123rd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 6,174 2023 down 13.0% 63rd
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 9 2025 unchanged 24th
End month of the academic school year 6 2025 unchanged 105th
Enrolment in primary education, female 401,366 number 2018 up 11.9% 88th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 93.9% 2023 down 1.5% 81st
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 91.1% 2023 down 0.7% 84th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.03 GPIA 2023 down 0.7% 86th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 4.7% 2017 down 32.4% 63rd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 3,870 2023 down 2.1% 70th
Over-age students, primary 4.8% 2017 up 12.4% 107th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 2,587 2023 down 11.2% 77th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 2,269 2023 down 6.5% 83rd
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
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2020 unchanged 24th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 12 2025 unchanged 5th
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 1 2025 32nd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 52.9% 2023 up 0.0% 57th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.05 GPI 1987 down 0.1% 25th
Over-age students, primary, male 4.9% 2017 up 4.8% 106th
Over-age students, primary, female 4.7% 2017 up 21.9% 103rd
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9982 index 2023 up 0.1% 110th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 127,069 number 2020 down 3.2% 84th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 61,824 number 2020 down 4.1% 83rd
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 65,245 number 2020 down 2.4% 84th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 95th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 3.0% 2017 down 33.0% 73rd