Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Belgium
Belgium: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Belgium, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Belgium peaked at 1.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 130th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.9% | — |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 88% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Belgium?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Belgium was 1.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Belgium ranks 130th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release