Belgium vs Germany: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Belgium
98.3%
in 2023
Germany
98.5%
in 2022
Belgium rank
41st
Germany rank
38th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 98.5% against 98.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Germany ahead.
Belgium ranks 41st and Germany ranks 38th of 190 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 6.7% | 21.9% | 15.2% | Germany |
| 1830s | 8.7% | 27.0% | 18.3% | Germany |
| 1840s | 11.3% | 32.9% | 21.6% | Germany |
| 1850s | 14.4% | 39.3% | 24.9% | Germany |
| 1860s | 18.3% | 46.2% | 27.8% | Germany |
| 1870s | 23.0% | 52.6% | 29.6% | Germany |
| 1880s | 28.4% | 57.5% | 29.1% | Germany |
| 1890s | 58.6% | 58.7% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 1900s | 73.9% | 58.0% | 15.9% | Belgium |
| 1910s | 78.5% | 89.4% | 10.9% | Germany |
| 1920s | 82.0% | 92.1% | 10.1% | Germany |
| 1930s | 85.4% | 94.8% | 9.4% | Germany |
| 1940s | 88.8% | 97.4% | 8.6% | Germany |
| 1950s | 89.3% | 89.1% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 97.6% | 87.9% | 9.7% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 98.0% | 83.0% | 15.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 98.4% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 99.1% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.8% | 0.1% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 98.5% against 98.3% in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Belgium ranks 41st and Germany ranks 38th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.