Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Belgium
Belgium: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male was 98.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Belgium, 1974–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 98.6% for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Belgium peaked at 98.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 1982.
That places Belgium 29th out of 149 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 71.8% | — |
| 1975 | 68.6% | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 75.5% | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 67.4% | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 70.7% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 73.9% | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 73.9% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 75.1% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 63.4% | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 67.8% | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 72.5% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 77.6% | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 78.9% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 95.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 96.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.3% | 67.4% | 75.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 73.5% | 63.4% | 78.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 90.5% | 97.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 94.8% | 98.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.3% | 98.6% | 3 |
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 survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Belgium?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Belgium was 98.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 1982.
- How does Belgium rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 149 countries with data for 2022.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release