Preprimary education, duration in Belgium
Belgium: Preprimary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 202 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 2018
All-time low
6 years
in 2018
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Preprimary education, duration in Belgium, 2018–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in Belgium is 6 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
That places Belgium 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 80,763 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.1% (2023)
- Labor force, female 46.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 5.46 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Belgium?
- Preprimary education, duration in Belgium was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.