Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Belgium
Belgium: Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 was 25.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Belgium is 25.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Belgium peaked at 25.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 13th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | +17.5% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 11.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.7% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 15.0% | 25.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Belgium?
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Belgium was 25.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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