Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Belgium
Belgium: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 75.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Belgium is 75.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Belgium peaked at 83.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2022.
That places Belgium 19th out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.3% | — |
| 2003 | 83.5% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.9% | 80.3% | 83.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 79.9% | 81.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 613,964 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Belgium?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Belgium was 75.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).