Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Belgium
Belgium: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 23.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Belgium, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 23.0% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Belgium peaked at 25.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2015.
Belgium ranks 24th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22.7% | — |
| 2013 | 22.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.0% | 22.4% | 23.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.0% | 25.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 21 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.1% compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 23.1% compare
- 23 France 23.0% compare
- 25 Denmark 23.0% compare
- 26 United States of America 22.9% compare
- 27 Sweden 22.9% compare
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 initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Belgium?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Belgium was 23.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release