Education spending in Belgium
Belgium: Education spending was 6.28 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Belgium, 1913–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education spending in Belgium is 6.28, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Belgium peaked at 6.75 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 1913.
Belgium ranks 25th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Education spending in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 1.2 | — |
| 1960 | 4.6 | +283.3% |
| 1975 | 5.76 | +25.3% |
| 1976 | 5.73 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 5.99 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 5.44 | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 5.38 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 5.31 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 5.44 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 5.32 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 4.85 | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 4.58 | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 4.3 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 5.37 | +24.9% |
| 1994 | 5.41 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.99 | -44.8% |
| 1996 | 3.05 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 5.8 | +90.1% |
| 2008 | 6.33 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 6.43 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 6.44 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.38 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 6.57 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 6.6 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.56 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.47 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.49 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.45 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.39 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 6.32 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.75 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 6.38 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 6.28 | -1.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 6.28 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.4, 1.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 6.28 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.5, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +283.3% | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | +90.1% | 3.05 | 5.8 |
| 1995 | -44.8% | 5.41 | 2.99 |
| 1975 | +25.3% | 4.6 | 5.76 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 1960s | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1 |
| 1970s | 5.66 | 5.38 | 5.99 | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.97 | 4.3 | 5.44 | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.21 | 2.99 | 5.41 | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.19 | 5.8 | 6.43 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.47 | 6.32 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.47 | 6.28 | 6.75 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Belgium?
- Education spending in Belgium was 6.28 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6.75 in 2020.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 1913.
- How does Belgium rank for education spending?
- Belgium ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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