Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Belgium
Belgium: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Belgium, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.05 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Belgium peaked at 1.85 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.832 GPIA, in 2004.
Belgium ranks 54th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.85 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.832 GPIA | -55.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9667 GPIA | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9603 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -55.1% | 1.85 GPIA | 0.832 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 GPIA | 0.832 GPIA | 1.85 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
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 out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Belgium?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Belgium was 1.05 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.832 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Belgium ranks 54th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release