Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ in Belgium
Belgium: Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ was 6,854 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ in Belgium, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Belgium stood at 6,854 millions. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Belgium peaked at 6,854 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,226 millions, in 2012.
That places Belgium 22nd out of 107 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ in Belgium, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4,226 millions | — |
| 2013 | 4,363 millions | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 4,484 millions | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 4,535 millions | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 4,777 millions | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 4,998 millions | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 5,270 millions | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 5,665 millions | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 6,140 millions | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 6,212 millions | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 6,854 millions | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,790 millions | 4,226 millions | 5,665 millions | 8 |
| 2020s | 6,402 millions | 6,140 millions | 6,854 millions | 3 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 239,886 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.045 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Belgium?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Belgium was 6,854 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6,854 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,226 millions in 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 107 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release