Reference Data in Belgium 4,104 indicators covering reference data for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.45 GPIA 2018 up 27.9% 17th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 58.6% 2018 down 2.5% 11th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 4.0% 2017 down 51.2% 77th Number of people living in urban slum households 0 2022 — 158th Deaths by week and NUTS 3 region 2,502 Number 2026 up 3.5% 12th Deaths by week, sex and NUTS 3 region 2,502 Number 2026 up 3.5% 12th Maritime transport of passengers by NUTS 2 region 5.59 Thousand passengers 2024 down 98.5% 31st Deaths by week, sex, 5-year age group and NUTS 3 region 2,502 Number 2026 up 3.5% 12th Foreign aid given 2.56 billion constant 2024 US$ 2025 up 7.2% 19th Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female 115.0% 2017 down 2.2% 3rd Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male 115.3% 2017 down 2.7% 2nd Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups 15.0% 2023 up 32.7% 175th Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index 8 0-10 2019 unchanged 32nd Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index 60 2019 unchanged 51st Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 80 2019 unchanged 32nd Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index 6 0-10 2019 unchanged 51st Bans on tobacco advertising 4 2022 unchanged 67th Support to help quit smoking 4 2022 unchanged 33rd Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco 23.5% 2024 down 8.6% 58th Other taxes 0.6% 2019 down 14.3% 151st Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions 44.5% 2019 down 9.2% 3rd Paying taxes: Profit tax 10.3% 2019 up 90.7% 133rd Paying taxes: Payments 11 number per year 2019 unchanged 117th Paying taxes: Time 136 hours per year 2019 down 12.8% 147th Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate 55.4% 2019 up 0.4% 27th Immunisations 97 Percentage of children eligible for immunization 2024 down 2.0% 7th Real Effective Exchange Rate 101.49 2018 down 2.5% 53rd Teachers in upper secondary education, male 30,666 number 2018 up 0.1% 31st Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score 86.67 2019 unchanged 67th Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score 86.55 2019 up 3.7% 44th Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score 56.8% 2019 down 0.7% 164th Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 — 72nd Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 1.1% 2018 down 40.4% 106th Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry 3,053 number 2018 up 38.3% 79th Trade in environmental goods as share of total imports 0.1% 2019 up 63.3% 27th Industrial Production, constant US$, seas. adj. 132.66 billion 2025 up 24.2% 27th Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 1.0% 2018 down 40.8% 100th Arrivals of tourists from abroad for business purposes 2.98 million trips 2024 up 5.0% 12th Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.9% 2018 down 1.1% 55th Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 1.2% 2018 down 40.1% 108th Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence 1,817 publications 2024 up 72.2% 35th Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people 154.79 publications per million people 2024 up 66.3% 33rd Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP 1.5% 2017 up 7.5% 25th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 97.7% 2018 down 0.4% 30th 18_International debt securities, short term, annual growth rate -16.66 % change on previous year 2026 down 18.5% 62nd Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ 7,311 millions 2017 up 5.1% 22nd Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 4.9% 2018 down 35.9% 87th Industrial Production, constant US$ 148.29 billion 2025 up 29.5% 25th Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry 1,034 number 2018 down 8.3% 79th Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry 2,019 number 2018 up 86.8% 73rd Comparative advantage in environmental goods 1.21 index 2019 up 43.7% 18th Trade in environmental goods as share of total exports 0.1% 2019 up 88.6% 18th Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official 2.3% 2018 up 21.8% 104th Electoral democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 4.3% 2018 down 36.5% 85th Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes 552,965 number 2018 up 32.6% 47th Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.8% 2018 down 1.8% 62nd Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 5.5% 2018 down 35.4% 89th GERD by sector of performance and NUTS 2 region 20,869 Million euro 2024 up 118.5% 15th Exports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj. 568,818 2025 up 43.3% 12th ← Previous Page 27 of 69 Next →