Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Belgium
Belgium: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 1.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Belgium, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.6% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Belgium peaked at 1.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2022.
That places Belgium 6th out of 122 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.9% | — |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 3 |
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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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Belgium?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Belgium was 1.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release