Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Belgium, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Belgium stood at 1.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.5% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Belgium peaked at 2.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.
That places Belgium 140th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1% | — |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -24.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +34.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +396.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +39.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +62.2% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -28.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +35.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 397,681 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1517 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0338 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 416,707 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1203 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0354 units per person (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Belgium?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Belgium was 1.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 140th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.