Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Belgium
Belgium: Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ was 15,003 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Belgium, 2012–2022
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.
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13,958 | — |
| 2013 | 13,867 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 13,740 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 13,761 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 13,778 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 13,720 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 13,824 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 13,804 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 14,132 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 14,476 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 15,003 | +3.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 15,003 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,448, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 15,003 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,685, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13,807 | 13,720 | 13,958 | 8 |
| 2020s | 14,537 | 14,132 | 15,003 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- 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)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release