Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 1.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Belgium, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Belgium is 1.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Belgium peaked at 1.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2013.
That places Belgium 37th out of 61 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.1% | — |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Belgium?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Belgium was 1.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 37th out of 61 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 household funding per primary 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