Participation rate in education and training in Belgium
Belgium: Participation rate in education and training was 69.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69.6
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
69.7
in 2023
All-time low
47
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Participation rate in education and training in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 69.6 for participation rate in education and training in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in education and training in Belgium peaked at 69.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.77 | 47 | 56.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.55 | 56.1 | 64.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.73 | 65.8 | 69.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Luxembourg 75.7 compare
- 2 Slovenia 73.8 compare
- 3 Netherlands 70.4 compare
- 5 Bulgaria 68.2 compare
- 6 Czechia 67.5 compare
- 7 Spain 67.2 compare
- 7 Slovak Republic 67.2 compare
More education data for Belgium
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in education and training in Belgium?
- Participation rate in education and training in Belgium was 69.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate in education and training recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest participation rate in education and training recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for participation rate in education and training?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate in education and training rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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