Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in Belgium
Belgium: Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ was 15,833 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in Belgium, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Belgium stood at 15,833.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Belgium peaked at 16,228 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14,051, in 2012.
Belgium ranks 14th of 98 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, constant PPP$ in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14,051 | — |
| 2013 | 14,178 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 14,316 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 14,139 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 14,603 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 15,185 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 15,181 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 15,154 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 15,942 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 16,228 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 15,833 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14,601 | 14,051 | 15,185 | 8 |
| 2020s | 16,001 | 15,833 | 16,228 | 3 |
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More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Belgium?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Belgium was 15,833 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 16,228 in 2021.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,051 in 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$?
- Belgium ranks 14th out of 98 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release