Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Belgium
Belgium: Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment was 7.9 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7.9
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
12th
of 32 countries
All-time high
8
in 2024
All-time low
7.7
in 2021
Years of data
7
2013–2025
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Belgium, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Belgium stood at 7.9.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Belgium peaked at 8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 12th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.8 | — |
| 2018 | 7.9 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.7 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 7.8 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.9 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 8 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 7.9 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.85 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.86 | 7.7 | 8 | 5 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 550,999 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Belgium?
- Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Belgium was 7.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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