In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Belgium
Belgium: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 9.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Belgium is 9.3, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Belgium peaked at 15.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.7, in 2004.
Belgium ranks 34th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 9.3 | — |
| 2004 | 6.7 | -28.0% |
| 2005 | 7.2 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 7.4 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 7.3 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 8.4 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 8 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 8.5 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.1 | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 10.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.6 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 9.2 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 10 | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 12.2 | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 14.2 | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 12.3 | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 12.6 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 11.8 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 10 | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 15.2 | +52.0% |
| 2024 | 8.5 | -44.1% |
| 2025 | 9.3 | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.76 | 6.7 | 9.3 | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.48 | 8.5 | 14.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.23 | 8.5 | 15.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Belgium?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Belgium was 9.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7 in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Belgium ranks 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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