Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Belgium
Belgium: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Belgium, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Belgium is 0.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.6% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Belgium peaked at 0.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
That places Belgium 75th out of 87 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3% | — |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +95.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -61.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Belgium?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Belgium was 0.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Belgium ranks 75th out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. 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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release