Persistence to grade 5, total in Belgium
Belgium: Persistence to grade 5, total was 99.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, total in Belgium, 1974–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2022, persistence to grade 5, total in Belgium stood at 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, total in Belgium peaked at 99.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 1982.
That places Belgium 25th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, total in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 73.1% | — |
| 1975 | 70.7% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 74.7% | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 69.8% | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 73.0% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 75.3% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 76.1% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 68.1% | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 70.1% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 75.1% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 79.8% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 81.0% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 96.4% | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.8% | 69.8% | 75.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 75.9% | 68.1% | 81.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 91.2% | 98.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 95.7% | 99.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.1% | 99.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 613,964 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, total in Belgium?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in Belgium was 99.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 1982.
- How does Belgium rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- Belgium ranks 25th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is persistence to grade 5, total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.