Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Belgium
Belgium: Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level was 68.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 68.2% for share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in 2022.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Belgium peaked at 71.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 21st of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.4% | — |
| 2003 | 67.5% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.5% | 64.4% | 67.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 68.2% | 71.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 68.2% | 68.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Belgium?
- Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Belgium was 68.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- Belgium ranks 21st out of 51 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children who achieve minimum math proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. This data accounts for school completion rates to estimate skills for all children, not just those in school.