Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Belgium
Belgium: Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Belgium, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Belgium stood at 5.1%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Belgium peaked at 13.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 30th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.9% | — |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -21.6% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | -15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.6% | 8.4% | 13.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Belgium?
- Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Belgium was 5.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for distribution of participation in formal education and training (last)?
- Belgium ranks 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last 4 weeks) by education programme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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