Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Belgium
Belgium: Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education was 0.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Belgium, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.7 for average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.0% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Belgium peaked at 0.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2017.
Belgium ranks 25th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4 | — |
| 2014 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7 | +40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3571 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Belgium?
- Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Belgium was 0.7 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2017.
- How does Belgium rank for average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education?
- Belgium ranks 25th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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