Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Belgium, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Belgium stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Belgium peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1988.
That places Belgium 22nd out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | — |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -41.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +115.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +115.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| 1988 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1995 | -41.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Belgium?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Belgium was 0.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1988.
- How does Belgium rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release