Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Belgium

Belgium: Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ was 15,003 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
15,003
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
13th
of 122 countries
All-time high
15,003
in 2022
All-time low
13,720
in 2017
Years of data
11
2012–2022

Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Belgium, 2012–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k2012201720222012: 14.0k2013: 13.9k2014: 13.7k2015: 13.8k2016: 13.8k2017: 13.7k2018: 13.8k2019: 13.8k2020: 14.1k2021: 14.5k2022: 15.0k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 15,003 for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Belgium peaked at 15,003 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13,720, in 2017.

That places Belgium 13th out of 122 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 13,807 13,720 13,958 8
2020s 14,537 14,132 15,003 3

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 10 Netherlands, The 15,202 compare
  2. 11 Cyprus 15,148 compare
  3. 12 Sweden 15,035 compare
  4. 14 Denmark 14,636 compare
  5. 15 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 14,223 compare
  6. 16 Italy 13,986 compare

See the full ranking of 122 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Belgium?
Initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Belgium was 15,003 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 15,003 in 2022.
What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 13,720 in 2017.
How does Belgium rank for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$?
Belgium ranks 13th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
Is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 primary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
122 places, 1,818 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release