Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or was 77.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Belgium, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Belgium stood at 77.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Belgium peaked at 77.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 18th of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 36.8% | — |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | -27.2% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +54.6% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.6% | 36.8% | 53.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 44.5% | 74.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 73.9% | 77.9% | 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 proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Belgium?
- Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Belgium was 77.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Belgium ranks 18th out of 61 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, 25-74 years old, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release