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 86.4% 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 %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Belgium stood at 86.4%.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Belgium peaked at 86.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 26th of 58 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.2% | — |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +98.6% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +24.9% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | +42.2% |
| 2020 | 85.5% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 11.2% | 36.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 33.6% | 76.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 81.2% | 86.7% | 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 86.4% 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 86.7% 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 11.2% in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the)?
- Belgium ranks 26th out of 58 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 69.7%. 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 made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), 15-24 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release