Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Belgium
Belgium: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 10.5 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Belgium, 2001–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Belgium is 10.5, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Belgium peaked at 11.2 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.5, in 2009.
Belgium ranks 23rd of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.2 | — |
| 2002 | 10.7 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 11 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 10.8 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.9 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.8 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.5 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 10.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.83 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Belgium?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Belgium was 10.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 in 2001.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5 in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- Belgium ranks 23rd out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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