Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) was 1.03 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Belgium, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.03 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Belgium peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6632 GPIA, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 30th of 60 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 made calls (telephoning over the) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6632 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.6774 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8013 GPIA | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8542 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7368 GPIA | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6987 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8592 GPIA | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8209 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9299 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9299 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9578 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9399 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.749 GPIA | 0.6632 GPIA | 0.8542 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.88 GPIA | 0.6987 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 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 made calls (telephoning over the) in Belgium?
- Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Belgium was 1.03 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6632 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the)?
- Belgium ranks 30th out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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 made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release