Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belgium
Belgium: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 98.34 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belgium, 1820–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belgium stood at 98.34.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belgium peaked at 100 in 1945 and was at its lowest, 36.27, in 1880.
That places Belgium 64th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 36.38 | — |
| 1825 | 38.79 | +6.6% |
| 1830 | 41.25 | +6.3% |
| 1835 | 57.38 | +39.1% |
| 1840 | 63.78 | +11.2% |
| 1845 | 58.99 | -7.5% |
| 1850 | 68.36 | +15.9% |
| 1855 | 73.11 | +6.9% |
| 1860 | 69.85 | -4.5% |
| 1865 | 73.7 | +5.5% |
| 1870 | 72.02 | -2.3% |
| 1875 | 76.32 | +6.0% |
| 1880 | 36.27 | -52.5% |
| 1885 | 59.41 | +63.8% |
| 1890 | 60.24 | +1.4% |
| 1895 | 68.4 | +13.5% |
| 1900 | 74.24 | +8.5% |
| 1905 | 75.86 | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 77.69 | +2.4% |
| 1915 | 76.22 | -1.9% |
| 1920 | 93.27 | +22.4% |
| 1925 | 78.07 | -16.3% |
| 1930 | 87.86 | +12.5% |
| 1935 | 94.24 | +7.3% |
| 1940 | 88.7 | -5.9% |
| 1945 | 100 | +12.7% |
| 1950 | 91.99 | -8.0% |
| 1955 | 81.28 | -11.6% |
| 1960 | 100 | +23.0% |
| 1965 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 95.97 | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 96.5 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 97 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 99.88 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.88 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.41 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 99.45 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.24 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.07 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.91 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.77 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.7 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.9 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 98.12 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.19 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.17 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.15 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.08 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.62 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.66 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.65 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.77 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.53 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.78 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.34 | -0.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 98.34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 98.34 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.57, 100% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | +63.8% | 36.27 | 59.41 |
| 1880 | -52.5% | 76.32 | 36.27 |
| 1835 | +39.1% | 41.25 | 57.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 37.59 | 36.38 | 38.79 | 2 |
| 1830s | 49.31 | 41.25 | 57.38 | 2 |
| 1840s | 61.39 | 58.99 | 63.78 | 2 |
| 1850s | 70.73 | 68.36 | 73.11 | 2 |
| 1860s | 71.78 | 69.85 | 73.7 | 2 |
| 1870s | 74.17 | 72.02 | 76.32 | 2 |
| 1880s | 47.84 | 36.27 | 59.41 | 2 |
| 1890s | 64.32 | 60.24 | 68.4 | 2 |
| 1900s | 75.05 | 74.24 | 75.86 | 2 |
| 1910s | 76.95 | 76.22 | 77.69 | 2 |
| 1920s | 85.67 | 78.07 | 93.27 | 2 |
| 1930s | 91.05 | 87.86 | 94.24 | 2 |
| 1940s | 94.35 | 88.7 | 100 | 2 |
| 1950s | 86.63 | 81.28 | 91.99 | 2 |
| 1960s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1970s | 96.23 | 95.97 | 96.5 | 2 |
| 1980s | 97 | 97 | 97 | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.39 | 98.77 | 99.91 | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.32 | 97.9 | 98.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6 | 98.34 | 98.78 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belgium?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Belgium was 98.34 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1945.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.27 in 1880.
- How does Belgium rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Belgium ranks 64th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.