Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Belgium
Belgium: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 12.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Belgium, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Belgium stood at 12.4. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Belgium peaked at 21.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.4, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 34th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6 | 12.6 | 17.5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.57 | 14.1 | 19.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.22 | 12.4 | 21.3 | 6 |
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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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Belgium?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Belgium was 12.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4 in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Belgium ranks 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. 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 Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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