Primary education, teachers in Belgium
Belgium: Primary education, teachers was 82.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Belgium, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, primary education, teachers in Belgium stood at 82.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Belgium peaked at 82.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1974.
That places Belgium 72nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.8% | 54.0% | 58.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 59.9% | 58.6% | 62.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 71.6% | 71.4% | 71.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 78.7% | 80.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 81.0% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 82.5% | 82.9% | 4 |
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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 primary education, teachers in Belgium?
- Primary education, teachers in Belgium was 82.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1974.
- How does Belgium rank for primary education, teachers?
- Belgium ranks 72nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.