Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ in Belgium
Belgium: Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ was 9,854 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ in Belgium, 1975–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 9,854 millions for government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$ in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$ in Belgium peaked at 9,854 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,345 millions, in 1975.
That places Belgium 20th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ in Belgium, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2,345 millions | — |
| 1976 | 2,442 millions | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 2,678 millions | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 2,846 millions | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 2,963 millions | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 2,921 millions | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 3,010 millions | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 2,901 millions | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 2,932 millions | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 2,819 millions | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 2,840 millions | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 3,451 millions | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 4,219 millions | +22.3% |
| 1995 | 2,393 millions | -43.3% |
| 1996 | 2,589 millions | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 6,227 millions | +140.5% |
| 2008 | 7,139 millions | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 7,486 millions | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 7,608 millions | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 7,628 millions | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7,873 millions | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 7,873 millions | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,198 millions | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 8,072 millions | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 8,246 millions | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 8,450 millions | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 8,795 millions | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 9,241 millions | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 9,223 millions | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 9,341 millions | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 9,854 millions | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,655 millions | 2,345 millions | 2,963 millions | 5 |
| 1980s | 2,904 millions | 2,819 millions | 3,010 millions | 6 |
| 1990s | 3,163 millions | 2,393 millions | 4,219 millions | 4 |
| 2000s | 6,951 millions | 6,227 millions | 7,486 millions | 3 |
| 2010s | 8,198 millions | 7,608 millions | 9,241 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,473 millions | 9,223 millions | 9,854 millions | 3 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$ in Belgium?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$ in Belgium was 9,854 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$ recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 9,854 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$ recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,345 millions in 1975.
- How does Belgium rank for government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education, constant us$ rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 tertiary education, constant US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release