Belgium's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 103.4 % in 2001 to 102.1 % in 2023.
Belgium · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 13 with data
Belgium's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) fell from 155.9 % in 2001 to 143.0 % in 2023.
Belgium's tertiary enrolment rose from 56.7 % in 2001 to 82.1 % in 2023.
Belgium's children out of school, primary rose from 870 in 2001 to 13,226 in 2023.
Belgium's tertiary attainment rose from 19.6 % in 1991 to 47.5 % in 2025.
Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)
% of population ages 25–34
14th of 45 · 9th in Europe & C. Asia
Belgium's tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) rose from 26.8 % in 1991 to 52.7 % in 2025.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
22nd of 40 · 17th in Europe & C. Asia
Belgium's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 43.2 % in 1991 to 84.9 % in 2025.
Belgium's expected years of schooling rose from 17.0 yrs in 1994 to 19.0 yrs in 2023.
Belgium's mean years of schooling (ages 25+) rose from 2.4 yrs in 1875 to 11.6 yrs in 2020.
Belgium's learning poverty rose from 4.6 % in 2006 to 8.5 % in 2021.
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Education spendingdown −0.1 pts18th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.4 pts94th of 156*
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −0.3 %16th of 135
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Belgium.
- Adult literacyNo data
- Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)No data
- Primary completion rateNo data