Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Belgium
Belgium: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ was 12,465 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Belgium, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Belgium is 12,465 millions, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Belgium peaked at 12,465 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8,757 millions, in 2012.
That places Belgium 15th out of 111 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 upper secondary education, PPP$ in Belgium, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8,757 millions | — |
| 2013 | 9,252 millions | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 9,391 millions | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 9,498 millions | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9,848 millions | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 10,102 millions | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 10,263 millions | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 10,854 millions | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 11,554 millions | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 11,520 millions | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 12,465 millions | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9,746 millions | 8,757 millions | 10,854 millions | 8 |
| 2020s | 11,846 millions | 11,520 millions | 12,465 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 upper secondary education, ppp$ in Belgium?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Belgium was 12,465 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12,465 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,757 millions in 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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 upper secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release