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In Belgium, reducing the share of young adults without an upper secondary qualification has been a priority. The share of 25-34 year-olds without upper secondary educational attainment decreased by 4 percentage points between 2016 and 2023. At 14%, it is the same as the OECD average in 2023.
In Belgium, 52% of 25-34 year-olds without an upper secondary qualification are employed, compared to 78% of those with an upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary qualification. The corresponding OECD averages are 61% and 79%, respectively.
Across the OECD, the average NEET rate decreased from 15.8% to 13.8% between 2016 and 2023. In Belgium, the share of NEETs decreased from 12.4% to 9.4%.
In all OECD member countries, women aged 25-34 are as likely or more likely than their male peers to have a tertiary qualification (54% compared to 41% on average across OECD countries). With a tertiary educational attainment rate of 57% for women and 43% for men, the gap is similar to the OECD average in Belgium.
In Belgium, only 39% of young women with educational attainment below upper secondary educational level are employed, while the corresponding share for young men is 62% (the corresponding OECD averages are 47% and 72%). In contrast, 88% of young women with a tertiary qualification are employed, while the corresponding share for young men is 90% (the corresponding OECD averages are 84% and 90%).
In Belgium, 79% of 25-64 year-olds who have at least one parent with tertiary attainment also attained a tertiary qualification. In contrast, only 22% of 25-64 year-olds with parents without an upper secondary qualification have obtained a tertiary qualification themselves. This compares to the averages of 72% and 19%, respectively.
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2 years
The percentage of two-year-olds in pre-primary education in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(52.8 %, rank 1/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
3 years
The percentage of three-year-olds in pre-primary education in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(98 %, rank 4/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
4 years
The percentage of four-year-olds in pre-primary in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(98.5 %, rank 6/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of four-year-olds in primary education in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(0 %, rank 7/45
, 2022) Download Indicator
15-19 years
The enrolment rate among 15-19 year-olds in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(93.1 %, rank 4/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of youth neither employed nor in education or training (15-19 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(3 %, rank 39/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of young men who are neither employed nor in education or training among 15-19 year-olds is comparatively small.
(3.9 %, rank 35/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of women neither employed nor in education or training among 15-19 year-olds is relatively low.
(2.1 %, rank 41/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate among students aged 15-19 in upper secondary programmes in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(67.5 %, rank 7/45
, 2022) Download Indicator
15-29 years
The percentage of native-born 15-29 year-olds neither employed nor in education and training is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.6 %, rank 27/34
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of men who are inactive NEET (15-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(4.7 %, rank 34/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of women neither employed nor in education among 15-29 year-olds is relatively low.
(10.3 %, rank 33/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
18 years
The enrolment rate of students aged 18 in general upper secondary programmes in Belgium is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(10.1 %, rank 36/44
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate of students aged 18 in post-secondary non-tertiary programmes in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(1.9 %, rank 8/32
, 2022) Download Indicator
18-24 years
The share of inactive youth neither in formal education nor training among 18-24 year-olds in Belgium is one of the lowest among countries with available data.
(4.9 %, rank 35/42
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of women who are inactive NEET (18-24 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(4.9 %, rank 38/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of women who are unemployed NEET (18-24 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(2.9 %, rank 30/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of men who are inactive NEET (18-24 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(4.9 %, rank 34/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of 18-24 year-old women neither employed nor in education or training is one of the lowest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(7.7 %, rank 37/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
20-24 years
In Belgium, the percentage of women neither employed nor in education or training among 20-24 year-olds is relatively low.
(8.7 %, rank 36/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate of 20-24 year-olds in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(49.6 %, rank 10/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate among students aged 20-24 in post-secondary non-tertiary programmes in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(2 %, rank 10/31
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate among students aged 20-24 in bachelor's programmes in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(28.9 %, rank 10/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate among students aged 20-24 in master's programmes in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(11 %, rank 9/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of women without an upper secondary education neither in employment nor in education and training (25-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively high (64.4 %, rank 9/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of men without an upper secondary education neither in employment nor in education and training (25-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively high (45.6 %, rank 4/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of 25-29 year-olds neither in employment nor in education and training without an upper secondary in Belgium is relatively high.
(54.4 %, rank 5/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of women with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education neither in employment nor in education and training (25-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low (18.6 %, rank 21/29
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of men with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education neither in employment nor in education and training (25-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively high (15.6 %, rank 5/27
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of men with tertiary education neither in employment nor in education and training (25-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(4.4 %, rank 25/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of 25-29 year-olds neither in employment nor in education and training with tertiary education in Belgium is relatively low.
(6.4 %, rank 32/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
25-34 years
The unemployment rate among 25-34 year-olds with below upper secondary education is comparatively high.
(18.7 %, rank 7/42
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-old men with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(61.7 %, rank 40/44
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-olds with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(51.6 %, rank 39/44
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-old women with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(38.6 %, rank 35/44
, 2023) Download Indicator
The unemployment rate among 25-34 year-old men with below upper secondary education is compartively high in Belgium.
(19 %, rank 4/40
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-olds with a general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(66.7 %, rank 33/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-olds with a short-cycle tertiary education is comparatively high.
(88.5 %, rank 9/32
, 2023) Download Indicator
The level of short-cycle tertiary attainment among 25-34 year-olds is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(0.9 %, rank 27/33
, 2023) Download Indicator
The unemployment rate among 25-34 year-olds with a general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is one of the highest of all OECD countries and partner economies for which data are available.
(10.8 %, rank 7/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-34 year-olds with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(25.2 %, rank 9/38
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-old men with vocational upper secondary or a post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively high.
(8.1 %, rank 8/33
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of 25-34 year-olds who attained a doctoral or equivalent tertiary education degree is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(0.9 %, rank 8/32
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of 25-34 year-olds who attained a master's or equivalent tertiary education degree is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(20.8 %, rank 7/41
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared to other countries with available data, the employment rate of 25-34 year-olds with a doctoral or equivalent tertiary education degree is relatively low in Belgium.
(83.2 %, rank 19/23
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of young 25-34 year-old adults with a bachelor's or equivalent attainment earnings is relatively low compared to OECD and other members with available data
(112 Index, rank 29/35
, 2022) Download Indicator
Earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings (among 25-34 year-olds with upper secondary education or post-secondary non-tertiary education and income from employment) are one of the high among countries with available data.
(87.9 %, rank 8/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of young women's earnings as a percentage of men's earnings (25-34 year-olds with tertiary education working full-time full-year), is relatively high compared to OECD and other members with available data
(97.3 %, rank 1/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the employment rate among 25-34 year-old men with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively low (86.4 %, rank 29/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of 25-34 year-old women who have attained a short cycle tertiary degree is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data
(1.2 %, rank 27/31
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of 25-34 year-old men who have attained a short cycle tertiary degree is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data
(0.6 %, rank 27/31
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared to other countries with available data, the employment rate of 25-34 year-old women with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low in Belgium compared to other countries with available data.
(61.6 %, rank 31/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-34 year-old women with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(31 %, rank 10/37
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared to other countries with available data, the unemployment rate of 25-34 year-old women with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high in Belgium.
(10.8 %, rank 8/32
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared to other countries with available data, the employment rate of 25-34 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low in Belgium.
(71.3 %, rank 33/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-34 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(20.1 %, rank 6/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared to other countries with available data, the unemployment rate of 25-34 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high in Belgium.
(10.8 %, rank 4/33
, 2023) Download Indicator
Under 30 years
The percentage of primary to upper secondary teachers younger than 30 is especially high.
(15.9 %, rank 5/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female teachers younger than 30 in tertiary education is relatively large.
(58.2 %, rank 5/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of teachers under 30 in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(12.2 %, rank 5/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of teachers under 30 in upper secondary vocational education is especially high in Belgium.
(11.7 %, rank 3/30
, 2022) Download Indicator
45-54 years
The employment rate among 45-54 year-olds without upper secondary education is comparatively low.
(54.1 %, rank 44/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
Earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings (45-54 year-olds with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education working full-time full-year) are one of the highest among countries with available data.
(94.5 %, rank 2/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
50 years and over
The percentage of female teachers aged 50 or more in tertiary education is especially high in Belgium.
(49.7 %, rank 7/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of short-cycle tertiary teachers older than 50 is relatively low, compared to other countries with data available.
(31.1 %, rank 20/25
, 2022) Download Indicator
In upper secondary education, the percentage of teachers aged 50 or more is particularly low in Belgium.
(31.6 %, rank 26/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of upper secondary vocational education teachers aged 50 or more is relatively low, compared to the other countries with available data.
(33.7 %, rank 24/30
, 2022) Download Indicator
55-64 years
The employment rate among 55-64 year-old men with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(43.1 %, rank 41/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 55-64 year-old men with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(58.5 %, rank 40/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 55-64 year-olds with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(36.5 %, rank 41/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 55-64 year-olds with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(54.8 %, rank 38/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 55-64 year-old women with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(29.8 %, rank 40/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The level of short-cycle tertiary attainment among 55-64 year-olds is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(0.7 %, rank 31/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
25-64 years
The employment rate among 25-64 year-olds without upper secondary education is comparatively low.
(47.7 %, rank 43/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-64 year-old men without upper secondary education is comparatively low.
(56.7 %, rank 43/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-64 year-old women without upper secondary education is comparatively low.
(37.6 %, rank 39/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The unemployment rate among 25-64 year-olds without upper secondary education is comparatively high.
(11.4 %, rank 9/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The proportional difference in earnings between 25-64 year-old adults with tertiary education and those with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is quite low.
(138 Index, rank 32/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
Earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings (among 25-64 year-olds with tertiary education and income from employment) are one of the highest among countries with available data.
(88.1 %, rank 3/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
Earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings (25-64 year-olds with income from employment) are one of the highest among countries with available data.
(92.2 %, rank 7/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
Belgium has one of the highest percentages of 25-64 year-old adults with less than primary education.
(3.2 %, rank 8/34
, 2023) Download Indicator
Belgium has one of the smallest shares of 25-64 year-old men whose highest education level is a short-cycle tertiary education degree.
(0.5 %, rank 33/38
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of 25-64 year-old women who attained a bachelor's or equivalent tertiary education degree is one of the largest among countries with available data.
(28.8 %, rank 7/46
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-64 year-olds with a doctoral or equivalent tertiary education degree is low compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(90.8 %, rank 31/34
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-64 year-olds with a general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(68.6 %, rank 35/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared with other OECD and partner countries, the proportional difference in earnings between 25-64 year-old adults with a bachelor's or equivalent degree and those with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is low.
(122 Index, rank 29/35
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportional difference in earnings between 25-64 year-old men with a bachelor's or equivalent degree and those with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is low.
(122 Index, rank 31/35
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportional difference in earnings between 25-64 year-old men with a master's, doctoral or equivalent degree and those with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is low.
(155 Index, rank 30/35
, 2022) Download Indicator
The employment rate of foreign-born aged between 25 and 64 and without upper secondary education is comparatively low.
(47.7 %, rank 29/30
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate of foreign-born aged between 25 and 64 with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively low.
(66.2 %, rank 31/34
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate of native-born aged between 25-64 with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively low.
(47.8 %, rank 31/34
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of workers earning more than twice the median among those with a bachelor's or equivalent education degree is comparatively low.
(6 %, rank 33/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of worker earning more than twice the median among those with a master's or doctoral or equivalent education degree is comparatively low.
(20.2 %, rank 31/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of worker earning more than twice the median among those with a tertiary education degree is comparatively .
(12 Index, rank 38/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
Earnings of women (as a percentage of men's earnings) among full- and part-time 25-64 year-olds with tertiary education are one of the highest among countries with available data.
(80.4 %, rank 4/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-olds with below upper secondary education is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(46.1 %, rank 3/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of employed 25-64 year-old women with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low, compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data.
(63 %, rank 32/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of employed 25-64 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low, compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data.
(74.7 %, rank 38/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of unemployed 25-64 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high, compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data.
(7.4 %, rank 7/35
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of employed 25-64 year-old men with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low, compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data.
(80.7 %, rank 30/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of 25-64 year-old workers without an upper secondary education earning more than twice the overall median in Belgium is one of the lowest among countries with available data.
(1 Index, rank 30/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
Earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings (25-64 year-olds with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education working full-time full-year) are one of the highest among countries with available data.
(87.2 %, rank 4/30
, 2021) Download Indicator
The share of 25-64 year-old workers with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education earning more than twice the overall median in Belgium is one of the lowest among countries with available data.
(2 Index, rank 38/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate 25-64 year-old women without an upper secondary education is relatively high compared to other countries with available data.
(57.9 %, rank 5/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old men without an upper secondary education is relatively high compared to other countries with available data.
(35.8 %, rank 2/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old women with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(32.8 %, rank 9/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(19.4 %, rank 4/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-olds with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(26.4 %, rank 6/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old women with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(27.8 %, rank 10/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old men with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(15.7 %, rank 4/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-olds with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(20.8 %, rank 8/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old men with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(16.7 %, rank 6/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the distribution of worker earning more than 1.5 times the median but at or below twice the median among those with below upper secondary education is comparatively low .
(2 Index, rank 33/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the distribution of worker earning more than 1.5 times the median but at or below twice the median among those with with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively low.
(6 Index, rank 37/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
All ages
The proportion of female tertiary graduates in health and welfare is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries.
(33.7 %, rank 1/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
Among OECD and partner countries with available data, Belgium has one of the largest shares of women graduates from tertiary programmes.
(60.3 %, rank 10/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of tertiary graduates in the field of information and communication technologies is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(3 %, rank 38/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of tertiary graduates in the field of health and welfare is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(26.8 %, rank 1/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of tertiary graduates in the field of services is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(1.5 %, rank 38/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students in public tertiary educational institutions is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(41.7 %, rank 37/44
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students in government-dependent private tertiary educational institutions is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(58.3 %, rank 4/23
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students in independent private tertiary educational institutions is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(0.1 %, rank 31/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female new entrants integrating short-cycle tertiary programmes in Belgium is comparatively small.
(41.4 %, rank 29/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female who enter tertiary education in the field of education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(67.6 %, rank 36/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female who enter tertiary education in the field of natural sciences, mathematics and statistics is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(41.4 %, rank 38/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female who enter tertiary education in the field of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(12 %, rank 38/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students enrolled in the field of business, administration and law among all international or foreign tertiary students in Belgium is relatively low.
(13.8 %, rank 31/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students enrolled in the field of information and communication technologies among all international or foreign tertiary students in Belgium is relatively low.
(4.4 %, rank 33/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students enrolled in the field of engineering, manunfacturing and construction among all international or foreign tertiary students in Belgium is relatively low.
(10.7 %, rank 28/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students enrolled in the field of services among all international or foreign tertiary students in Belgium is relatively low.
(1.5 %, rank 36/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students enrolled in the field of services among all national tertiary students in Belgium is relatively low.
(1.5 %, rank 36/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the average age of new entrants in bachelor's programmes is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(19.3 Years, rank 39/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of doctoral graduates in the field of education in Belgium is relatively small.
(1.2 %, rank 38/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of doctoral graduates in the field of information and communication technologies in Belgium is relatively small.
(0.4 %, rank 38/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of international doctoral graduates in the field of Information and communication technologies is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(0.5 %, rank 33/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of international doctoral graduates in the field of engineering, manufacturing and construction is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(27 %, rank 9/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female doctoral graduates in the field of Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics is relatively low.
(37.8 %, rank 38/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, international or foreign students from Africa are highest represented among all international or foreign students, compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data.
(17.1 %, rank 7/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the average age of post-secondary non-tertiary graduates from vocational programmes is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data
(22.2 Years, rank 25/25
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of new entrants in short-cycle tertiary programmes in the field of arts and humanities is relatively small.
(0 %, rank 33/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the average age of first-time tertiary graduates is relatively low.
(23.7 Years, rank 30/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of international graduates among first-time doctorate graduates is relatively high.
(48.9 %, rank 4/31
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of students enrolled in school- and work-based programmes among all upper secondary students enrolled in vocational programmes is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(6.7 %, rank 21/24
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of students enrolled in programmes providing full completion and access to tertiary education among all students enrolled in upper secondary vocational programmes is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(24.7 %, rank 39/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female tertiary graduates in the field of social sciences, journalism and information is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(13.1 %, rank 10/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female tertiary graduates in the field of sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.7 %, rank 39/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of male tertiary graduates in the field of health and welfare is relatively high in Belgium.
(16.5 %, rank 2/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female post-secondary non-tertiary graduates in the field of engineering, manufacturing and construction is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(3.2 %, rank 25/27
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female post-secondary non-tertiary graduates in the field of services is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(35.8 %, rank 22/27
, 2022) Download Indicator
The average age of new entrants in tertiary education in Belgium is comparatively young.
(19.4 Years, rank 32/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of master's or equivalent graduates in public institutions is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(40 %, rank 30/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of doctorate graduates in public institutions is relatively low in Belgium.
(45.7 %, rank 33/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of new entrants to tertiary education in the field of services is comparatively small.
(1.4 %, rank 36/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of women among new entrants in bachelor's programmes in the field of education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(66.5 %, rank 35/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of women among new entrants in bachelor's programmes in the field of information and communication technologies is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(12.6 %, rank 38/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of women among new entrants in bachelor's programmes in the field of natural sciences, mathematics and statistics is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(38.2 %, rank 39/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of women among new entrants in bachelor's programmes in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(23.2 %, rank 37/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering master's or equivalent programmes in engineering, manufacturing and construction in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(25.9 %, rank 36/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering master's or equivalent programmes in information and communication technologies in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(8.8 %, rank 37/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering master's or equivalent programmes in natural sciences, mathematics and statistics in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(45.1 %, rank 35/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering master's or equivalent programmes in Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(30 %, rank 37/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering short cycle tertiary programmes in education in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(37.3 %, rank 21/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering short cycle tertiary programmes in engineering, manufacturing and construction in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(5.2 %, rank 30/31
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering short cycle tertiary programmes in information and communication technologies in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(10.6 %, rank 28/29
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering short cycle tertiary programmes in Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(8.6 %, rank 31/32
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of male students entering short cycle tertiary programmes in natural sciences, mathematics and statistics in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(38.5 %, rank 18/23
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of female graduates from upper secondary vocational programmes in the field of business, administration and law is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries.
(50.2 %, rank 36/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of female graduates from upper secondary vocational programmes in the field health and welfare is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries.
(88.5 %, rank 5/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the average age of new entrants in master's programmes is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(23.5 Years, rank 38/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of students enrolled in private institutions at pre-primary level is comparatively high.
(53 %, rank 8/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of international or foreign students enrolled in short-cycle tertiary programmes is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(5.4 %, rank 10/35
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of international or foreign students coming from neighbouring countries is comparatively high .
(49 Students, rank 10/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of students enrolled in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics among all international or foreign students is relatively low compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(19.1 %, rank 32/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of students enrolled in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics among tertiary students is relatively low compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(19.4 %, rank 32/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
The average age of lower secondary students enrolled in vocational programmes in Belgium is one of the lowest compared to other countries with available data.
(16.2 %, rank 19/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
Belgium has one of the largest shares of lower secondary students enrolled in vocational programmes.
(16.3 %, rank 3/23
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of lower secondary vocational students among vocational students is relatively high compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(13.1 %, rank 5/19
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of upper secondary students enrolled in programmes giving partial completion or insufficient for completion is relatively high compared to the other countries.
(32.6 %, rank 4/17
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of upper secondary students enrolled in programmes giving full level completion without access to tertiary education in Belgium is relatively high compared to the other countries.
(42.7 %, rank 5/27
, 2022) Download Indicator
The average age of post-secondary non-tertiary students enrolled in vocational programmes in Belgium is among the highest.
(31.5 %, rank 9/27
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of vocational students as a share of short-cycle tertiary students is among the largest in all OECD and partner countries.
(100 %, rank 1/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of students enrolled in the field of agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary among all international or foreign tertiary students is relatively high compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(4.6 %, rank 3/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students enrolled in lower secondary vocational programmes is one of the highest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(50.1 %, rank 7/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary programmes is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(48.1 %, rank 23/30
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of short-cycle tertiary vocational graduates in the field of arts and humanities is relatively low compared to other OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(0.1 %, rank 35/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of short-cycle tertiary vocational graduates in the field of health and welfare is relatively high compared to other OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(54 %, rank 1/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of short-cycle tertiary vocational graduates in the field of services is relatively low compared to other OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(3 %, rank 29/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
The average age of bachelor's or equivalent graduates in Belgium is among the youngest.
(23.4 Years, rank 30/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of bachelor's, master's and doctoral or equivalent graduates in the field of STEM is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(18.6 %, rank 40/44
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of bachelor's, master's and doctoral or equivalent graduates in the field of health and welfare is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(25.2 %, rank 1/45
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female in short-cycle tertiary programmes in the field of social sciences, journalism and information is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(61.9 %, rank 17/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female in short-cycle tertiary programmes in the field of services is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(27.1 %, rank 26/29
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female first-time graduates in short-cycle tertiary programmes is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(45.5 %, rank 23/27
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female graduates in tertiary education in the fields of social sciences, journalism and information is one of the largest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(72.9 %, rank 8/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female graduates in tertiary education in the fields of natural sciences, mathematics and statistics is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(44.6 %, rank 40/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female graduates in tertiary education in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(27.5 %, rank 39/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female graduates in tertiary education in the fields of information and communication technologies is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(13.6 %, rank 38/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female first-time bachelor's graduates is one of the largest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(61.4 %, rank 7/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of new entrants in Information and communication tecnologies master's programmes is one of the lowest, compared to other countries with available data.
(1.2 %, rank 36/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of new entrants in Science, technology, engineering and mathematics bachelor's programmes is relatively low in Belgium among countries with available data.
(19.7 %, rank 37/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The number of students per teacher in tertiary institutions is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(22.5 Ratio, rank 6/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The number of students per teacher in primary schools is one of the lowest among OECD countries and partner countries with available data.
(11.8 Ratio, rank 36/45
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the lower secondary level is especially low.
(9 Ratio, rank 35/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the upper secondary level is especially low.
(8.7 Ratio, rank 42/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The number of students per teacher in secondary schools is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.8 Ratio, rank 38/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of women among teaching staff in tertiary education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(50.2 %, rank 10/44
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in general upper secondary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(10.4 Ratio, rank 30/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the vocational upper secondary level is especially low in Belgium.
(7.6 Ratio, rank 30/31
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in public lower secondary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.9 Ratio, rank 34/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the lower secondary level in private institutions is especially low in Belgium.
(9.1 Ratio, rank 31/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the lower secondary level in government-dependent private institutions is especially low in Belgium.
(9.1 Ratio, rank 19/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in public upper secondary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.6 Ratio, rank 41/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the upper secondary level in government-dependent private institutions is especially low in Belgium.
(8.8 Ratio, rank 19/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in all public secondary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.7 Ratio, rank 37/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in all private secondary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.9 Ratio, rank 31/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the secondary level in government-dependent private institutions is especially low in Belgium.
(8.9 Ratio, rank 20/20
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in public institutions tertiary education is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(30.1 Ratio, rank 3/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in independent private institutions tertiary education is one of the lowest among countries with available data.
(0 Ratio, rank 25/25
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in public institutions short-cycle tertiary education is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(29.7 Ratio, rank 4/23
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in public bachelor's, master's, doctoral or equivalent programmes is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(30.1 Ratio, rank 2/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in independent private bachelor's, master's, doctoral or equivalent programmes is one of the lowest among countries with available data.
(0 Ratio, rank 21/21
, 2022) Download Indicator
Age unknown or not allocated by age
Annual expenditure per student from primary to tertiary level is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(17410 USD Equivalent, rank 7/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
Annual expenditure per primary student is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(13987 USD Equivalent, rank 8/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
Annual expenditure per secondary student is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(17525 USD Equivalent, rank 6/34
, 2021) Download Indicator
Annual expenditure per tertiary student is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(15708 USD Equivalent, rank 5/32
, 2021) Download Indicator
The share of private expenditure on all levels below tertiary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(3.9 %, rank 28/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
The share of private expenditure on tertiary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(12.5 %, rank 28/37
, 2021) Download Indicator
Annual expenditure per student on research and development in tertiary education is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8328 USD Equivalent, rank 10/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, expenditure on primary through tertiary educational institutions as a percentage of GDP is one of the highest among OECD countries and partner economies.
(5.6 %, rank 7/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
Belgium has one of the smallest shares of private expenditure on primary through tertiary educational institutions among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(6.3 %, rank 30/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, expenditure on secondary educational institutions as a percentage of GDP is comparatively high.
(2.5 %, rank 1/34
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, public and private expenditure on primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary educational institutions as a percentage of GDP is comparatively high.
(4.1 %, rank 4/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, total public expenditure on secondary educational institutions as a percentage of total public expenditure is comparatively high.
(3 %, rank 4/42
, 2021) Download Indicator
Expenditure per student for core educational services on primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belgium is comparatively high.
(15314 USD Equivalent, rank 7/27
, 2021) Download Indicator
Expenditure per student for core educational services on primary to tertiary education in Belgium is comparatively high.
(14978 USD Equivalent, rank 5/25
, 2021) Download Indicator
Expenditure per student for ancillary services on tertiary education in Belgium is comparatively high.
(1032 USD Equivalent, rank 7/25
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, public expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP on primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education from final source of funds is relatively high.
(3.9 %, rank 6/41
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, international expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP on primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education from final source of funds is relatively high.
(0 %, rank 4/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, public expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP on primary to tertiary education from final source of funds is relatively high.
(5.2 %, rank 4/41
, 2021) Download Indicator
The share of public expenditure on educational institutions, for tertiary education is comparatively large in Belgium.
(84.1 %, rank 9/37
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of public expenditure on educational institutions, for primary to tertiary education is comparatively large.
(92.3 %, rank 8/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of capital expenditure on primary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(4 %, rank 28/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of capital expenditure on all levels below tertiary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(3.5 %, rank 33/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of current expenditure on all levels below tertiary education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(96.5 %, rank 1/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of capital expenditure on primary through tertiary is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(4.1 %, rank 33/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of current expenditure on primary through tertiary education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(95.9 %, rank 1/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of capital expenditure on secondary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(3.2 %, rank 30/31
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of capital expenditure on tertiary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(5.6 %, rank 28/34
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of current expenditure on tertiary education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(94.4 %, rank 7/34
, 2021) Download Indicator
The public expenditure as a percentage of GDP from initial source of funds at primary to tertiary education is relatively high in Belgium.
(5.2 %, rank 4/30
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, international expenditure as a percentage of GDP from initial source of funds on tertiary education is relatively large.
(0.1 %, rank 5/35
, 2021) Download Indicator
From 2012 to 2018, the average annual growth in total expenditure on primary to tertiary education in Belgium is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(23106 USD Equivalent, rank 7/37
, 2021) Download Indicator
From 2012 to 2018, the average annual growth in total expenditure per full-time equivalent student on primary to tertiary education in Belgium is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(1.3 %, rank 5/30
, 2021) Download Indicator
The total annual expenditure per full-time equivalent student on upper secondary general education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(16190 USD Equivalent, rank 7/28
, 2021) Download Indicator
The total annual expenditure per full-time equivalent student on upper secondary vocational education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(18357 USD Equivalent, rank 8/28
, 2021) Download Indicator
Not in education
The percentage of native-born 15-29 year-olds neither employed nor in education and training is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.6 %, rank 27/34
, 2023) Download Indicator
Early childhood education and care
Belgium has one of the highest percentages of 25-64 year-old adults with less than primary education.
(3.2 %, rank 8/34
, 2023) Download Indicator
Pre-primary
In Belgium, the percentage of students enrolled in private institutions at pre-primary level is comparatively high.
(53 %, rank 8/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of two-year-olds in pre-primary education in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(52.8 %, rank 1/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of three-year-olds in pre-primary education in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(98 %, rank 4/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of four-year-olds in pre-primary in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(98.5 %, rank 6/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
Primary
Annual expenditure per primary student is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(13987 USD Equivalent, rank 8/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of capital expenditure on primary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(4 %, rank 28/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
The percentage of four-year-olds in primary education in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(0 %, rank 7/45
, 2022) Download Indicator
The number of students per teacher in primary schools is one of the lowest among OECD countries and partner countries with available data.
(11.8 Ratio, rank 36/45
, 2022) Download Indicator
Primary and secondary
The percentage of primary to upper secondary teachers younger than 30 is especially high.
(15.9 %, rank 5/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
Primary to tertiary
Annual expenditure per student from primary to tertiary level is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(17410 USD Equivalent, rank 7/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, expenditure on primary through tertiary educational institutions as a percentage of GDP is one of the highest among OECD countries and partner economies.
(5.6 %, rank 7/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
Belgium has one of the smallest shares of private expenditure on primary through tertiary educational institutions among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(6.3 %, rank 30/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
Expenditure per student for core educational services on primary to tertiary education in Belgium is comparatively high.
(14978 USD Equivalent, rank 5/25
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, public expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP on primary to tertiary education from final source of funds is relatively high.
(5.2 %, rank 4/41
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of public expenditure on educational institutions, for primary to tertiary education is comparatively large.
(92.3 %, rank 8/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of capital expenditure on primary through tertiary is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(4.1 %, rank 33/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of current expenditure on primary through tertiary education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(95.9 %, rank 1/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
The public expenditure as a percentage of GDP from initial source of funds at primary to tertiary education is relatively high in Belgium.
(5.2 %, rank 4/30
, 2021) Download Indicator
Primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
The share of private expenditure on all levels below tertiary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(3.9 %, rank 28/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, public and private expenditure on primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary educational institutions as a percentage of GDP is comparatively high.
(4.1 %, rank 4/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
Expenditure per student for core educational services on primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belgium is comparatively high.
(15314 USD Equivalent, rank 7/27
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, public expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP on primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education from final source of funds is relatively high.
(3.9 %, rank 6/41
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, international expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP on primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education from final source of funds is relatively high.
(0 %, rank 4/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of capital expenditure on all levels below tertiary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(3.5 %, rank 33/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of current expenditure on all levels below tertiary education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(96.5 %, rank 1/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
Lower secondary
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the lower secondary level is especially low.
(9 Ratio, rank 35/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in public lower secondary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.9 Ratio, rank 34/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the lower secondary level in private institutions is especially low in Belgium.
(9.1 Ratio, rank 31/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the lower secondary level in government-dependent private institutions is especially low in Belgium.
(9.1 Ratio, rank 19/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
Lower secondary, vocational
The average age of lower secondary students enrolled in vocational programmes in Belgium is one of the lowest compared to other countries with available data.
(16.2 %, rank 19/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
Belgium has one of the largest shares of lower secondary students enrolled in vocational programmes.
(16.3 %, rank 3/23
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of lower secondary vocational students among vocational students is relatively high compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(13.1 %, rank 5/19
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students enrolled in lower secondary vocational programmes is one of the highest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(50.1 %, rank 7/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
Below upper secondary
The employment rate among 25-64 year-olds without upper secondary education is comparatively low.
(47.7 %, rank 43/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-64 year-old men without upper secondary education is comparatively low.
(56.7 %, rank 43/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-64 year-old women without upper secondary education is comparatively low.
(37.6 %, rank 39/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The unemployment rate among 25-34 year-olds with below upper secondary education is comparatively high.
(18.7 %, rank 7/42
, 2023) Download Indicator
The unemployment rate among 25-64 year-olds without upper secondary education is comparatively high.
(11.4 %, rank 9/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate of foreign-born aged between 25 and 64 and without upper secondary education is comparatively low.
(47.7 %, rank 29/30
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate of native-born aged between 25-64 with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively low.
(47.8 %, rank 31/34
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-old men with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(61.7 %, rank 40/44
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-olds with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(51.6 %, rank 39/44
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-old women with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(38.6 %, rank 35/44
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 55-64 year-old men with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(43.1 %, rank 41/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 55-64 year-olds with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(36.5 %, rank 41/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 55-64 year-old women with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(29.8 %, rank 40/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The unemployment rate among 25-34 year-old men with below upper secondary education is compartively high in Belgium.
(19 %, rank 4/40
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 45-54 year-olds without upper secondary education is comparatively low.
(54.1 %, rank 44/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-olds with below upper secondary education is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(46.1 %, rank 3/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of women without an upper secondary education neither in employment nor in education and training (25-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively high (64.4 %, rank 9/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of men without an upper secondary education neither in employment nor in education and training (25-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively high (45.6 %, rank 4/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of 25-29 year-olds neither in employment nor in education and training without an upper secondary in Belgium is relatively high.
(54.4 %, rank 5/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of 25-64 year-old workers without an upper secondary education earning more than twice the overall median in Belgium is one of the lowest among countries with available data.
(1 Index, rank 30/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate 25-64 year-old women without an upper secondary education is relatively high compared to other countries with available data.
(57.9 %, rank 5/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old men without an upper secondary education is relatively high compared to other countries with available data.
(35.8 %, rank 2/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the distribution of worker earning more than 1.5 times the median but at or below twice the median among those with below upper secondary education is comparatively low .
(2 Index, rank 33/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
Upper secondary
In Belgium, the share of upper secondary students enrolled in programmes giving partial completion or insufficient for completion is relatively high compared to the other countries.
(32.6 %, rank 4/17
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of upper secondary students enrolled in programmes giving full level completion without access to tertiary education in Belgium is relatively high compared to the other countries.
(42.7 %, rank 5/27
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate among students aged 15-19 in upper secondary programmes in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(67.5 %, rank 7/45
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the upper secondary level is especially low.
(8.7 Ratio, rank 42/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in public upper secondary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.6 Ratio, rank 41/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the upper secondary level in government-dependent private institutions is especially low in Belgium.
(8.8 Ratio, rank 19/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
Upper secondary, general
The total annual expenditure per full-time equivalent student on upper secondary general education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(16190 USD Equivalent, rank 7/28
, 2021) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate of students aged 18 in general upper secondary programmes in Belgium is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(10.1 %, rank 36/44
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in general upper secondary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(10.4 Ratio, rank 30/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
In upper secondary education, the percentage of teachers aged 50 or more is particularly low in Belgium.
(31.6 %, rank 26/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of teachers under 30 in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(12.2 %, rank 5/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
Upper secondary, vocational
The total annual expenditure per full-time equivalent student on upper secondary vocational education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(18357 USD Equivalent, rank 8/28
, 2021) Download Indicator
The share of students enrolled in school- and work-based programmes among all upper secondary students enrolled in vocational programmes is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(6.7 %, rank 21/24
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of students enrolled in programmes providing full completion and access to tertiary education among all students enrolled in upper secondary vocational programmes is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(24.7 %, rank 39/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of female graduates from upper secondary vocational programmes in the field of business, administration and law is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries.
(50.2 %, rank 36/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of female graduates from upper secondary vocational programmes in the field health and welfare is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries.
(88.5 %, rank 5/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the vocational upper secondary level is especially low in Belgium.
(7.6 Ratio, rank 30/31
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of upper secondary vocational education teachers aged 50 or more is relatively low, compared to the other countries with available data.
(33.7 %, rank 24/30
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of teachers under 30 in upper secondary vocational education is especially high in Belgium.
(11.7 %, rank 3/30
, 2022) Download Indicator
Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary
The employment rate of foreign-born aged between 25 and 64 with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively low.
(66.2 %, rank 31/34
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 55-64 year-old men with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(58.5 %, rank 40/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 55-64 year-olds with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(54.8 %, rank 38/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of 25-64 year-old workers with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education earning more than twice the overall median in Belgium is one of the lowest among countries with available data.
(2 Index, rank 38/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old men with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(16.7 %, rank 6/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the distribution of worker earning more than 1.5 times the median but at or below twice the median among those with with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively low.
(6 Index, rank 37/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary, general
The employment rate among 25-64 year-olds with a general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(68.6 %, rank 35/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-olds with a general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(66.7 %, rank 33/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
The unemployment rate among 25-34 year-olds with a general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is one of the highest of all OECD countries and partner economies for which data are available.
(10.8 %, rank 7/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-34 year-olds with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(25.2 %, rank 9/38
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of employed 25-64 year-old women with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low, compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data.
(63 %, rank 32/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of employed 25-64 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low, compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data.
(74.7 %, rank 38/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of unemployed 25-64 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high, compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data.
(7.4 %, rank 7/35
, 2023) Download Indicator
Earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings (25-64 year-olds with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education working full-time full-year) are one of the highest among countries with available data.
(87.2 %, rank 4/30
, 2021) Download Indicator
Compared to other countries with available data, the employment rate of 25-34 year-old women with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low in Belgium compared to other countries with available data.
(61.6 %, rank 31/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-34 year-old women with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(31 %, rank 10/37
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared to other countries with available data, the unemployment rate of 25-34 year-old women with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high in Belgium.
(10.8 %, rank 8/32
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old women with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(32.8 %, rank 9/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared to other countries with available data, the employment rate of 25-34 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low in Belgium.
(71.3 %, rank 33/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-34 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(20.1 %, rank 6/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared to other countries with available data, the unemployment rate of 25-34 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high in Belgium.
(10.8 %, rank 4/33
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(19.4 %, rank 4/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-olds with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(26.4 %, rank 6/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary, vocational
The employment rate among 25-34 year-old men with vocational upper secondary or a post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively high.
(8.1 %, rank 8/33
, 2023) Download Indicator
Earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings (among 25-34 year-olds with upper secondary education or post-secondary non-tertiary education and income from employment) are one of the high among countries with available data.
(87.9 %, rank 8/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the employment rate among 25-34 year-old men with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively low (86.4 %, rank 29/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of women with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education neither in employment nor in education and training (25-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low (18.6 %, rank 21/29
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of men with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education neither in employment nor in education and training (25-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively high (15.6 %, rank 5/27
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of employed 25-64 year-old men with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low, compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data.
(80.7 %, rank 30/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old women with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(27.8 %, rank 10/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old men with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(15.7 %, rank 4/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-olds with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(20.8 %, rank 8/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
Secondary
Annual expenditure per secondary student is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(17525 USD Equivalent, rank 6/34
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, expenditure on secondary educational institutions as a percentage of GDP is comparatively high.
(2.5 %, rank 1/34
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, total public expenditure on secondary educational institutions as a percentage of total public expenditure is comparatively high.
(3 %, rank 4/42
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of capital expenditure on secondary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(3.2 %, rank 30/31
, 2021) Download Indicator
The number of students per teacher in secondary schools is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.8 Ratio, rank 38/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in all public secondary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.7 Ratio, rank 37/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in all private secondary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.9 Ratio, rank 31/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the secondary level in government-dependent private institutions is especially low in Belgium.
(8.9 Ratio, rank 20/20
, 2022) Download Indicator
Post-secondary non-tertiary
The enrolment rate of students aged 18 in post-secondary non-tertiary programmes in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(1.9 %, rank 8/32
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate among students aged 20-24 in post-secondary non-tertiary programmes in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(2 %, rank 10/31
, 2022) Download Indicator
Post-secondary non-tertiary, vocational
In Belgium, the average age of post-secondary non-tertiary graduates from vocational programmes is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data
(22.2 Years, rank 25/25
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female post-secondary non-tertiary graduates in the field of engineering, manufacturing and construction is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(3.2 %, rank 25/27
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female post-secondary non-tertiary graduates in the field of services is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(35.8 %, rank 22/27
, 2022) Download Indicator
The average age of post-secondary non-tertiary students enrolled in vocational programmes in Belgium is among the highest.
(31.5 %, rank 9/27
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary programmes is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(48.1 %, rank 23/30
, 2022) Download Indicator
Short-cycle tertiary education
Belgium has one of the smallest shares of 25-64 year-old men whose highest education level is a short-cycle tertiary education degree.
(0.5 %, rank 33/38
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-olds with a short-cycle tertiary education is comparatively high.
(88.5 %, rank 9/32
, 2023) Download Indicator
The level of short-cycle tertiary attainment among 25-34 year-olds is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(0.9 %, rank 27/33
, 2023) Download Indicator
The level of short-cycle tertiary attainment among 55-64 year-olds is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(0.7 %, rank 31/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of 25-34 year-old women who have attained a short cycle tertiary degree is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data
(1.2 %, rank 27/31
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of 25-34 year-old men who have attained a short cycle tertiary degree is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data
(0.6 %, rank 27/31
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of female new entrants integrating short-cycle tertiary programmes in Belgium is comparatively small.
(41.4 %, rank 29/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of new entrants in short-cycle tertiary programmes in the field of arts and humanities is relatively small.
(0 %, rank 33/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering short cycle tertiary programmes in education in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(37.3 %, rank 21/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering short cycle tertiary programmes in engineering, manufacturing and construction in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(5.2 %, rank 30/31
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering short cycle tertiary programmes in information and communication technologies in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(10.6 %, rank 28/29
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering short cycle tertiary programmes in Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(8.6 %, rank 31/32
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of male students entering short cycle tertiary programmes in natural sciences, mathematics and statistics in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(38.5 %, rank 18/23
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of international or foreign students enrolled in short-cycle tertiary programmes is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(5.4 %, rank 10/35
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female in short-cycle tertiary programmes in the field of social sciences, journalism and information is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(61.9 %, rank 17/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female in short-cycle tertiary programmes in the field of services is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(27.1 %, rank 26/29
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female first-time graduates in short-cycle tertiary programmes is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(45.5 %, rank 23/27
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in public institutions short-cycle tertiary education is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(29.7 Ratio, rank 4/23
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of short-cycle tertiary teachers older than 50 is relatively low, compared to other countries with data available.
(31.1 %, rank 20/25
, 2022) Download Indicator
Short-cycle tertiary education, vocational
The share of vocational students as a share of short-cycle tertiary students is among the largest in all OECD and partner countries.
(100 %, rank 1/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of short-cycle tertiary vocational graduates in the field of arts and humanities is relatively low compared to other OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(0.1 %, rank 35/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of short-cycle tertiary vocational graduates in the field of health and welfare is relatively high compared to other OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(54 %, rank 1/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of short-cycle tertiary vocational graduates in the field of services is relatively low compared to other OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(3 %, rank 29/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
Bachelor's or equivalent level
The share of 25-64 year-old women who attained a bachelor's or equivalent tertiary education degree is one of the largest among countries with available data.
(28.8 %, rank 7/46
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared with other OECD and partner countries, the proportional difference in earnings between 25-64 year-old adults with a bachelor's or equivalent degree and those with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is low.
(122 Index, rank 29/35
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportional difference in earnings between 25-64 year-old men with a bachelor's or equivalent degree and those with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is low.
(122 Index, rank 31/35
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of workers earning more than twice the median among those with a bachelor's or equivalent education degree is comparatively low.
(6 %, rank 33/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of young 25-34 year-old adults with a bachelor's or equivalent attainment earnings is relatively low compared to OECD and other members with available data
(112 Index, rank 29/35
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the average age of new entrants in bachelor's programmes is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(19.3 Years, rank 39/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of women among new entrants in bachelor's programmes in the field of education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(66.5 %, rank 35/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of women among new entrants in bachelor's programmes in the field of information and communication technologies is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(12.6 %, rank 38/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of women among new entrants in bachelor's programmes in the field of natural sciences, mathematics and statistics is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(38.2 %, rank 39/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of women among new entrants in bachelor's programmes in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(23.2 %, rank 37/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate among students aged 20-24 in bachelor's programmes in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(28.9 %, rank 10/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The average age of bachelor's or equivalent graduates in Belgium is among the youngest.
(23.4 Years, rank 30/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female first-time bachelor's graduates is one of the largest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(61.4 %, rank 7/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of new entrants in Science, technology, engineering and mathematics bachelor's programmes is relatively low in Belgium among countries with available data.
(19.7 %, rank 37/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
Total tertiary excluding doctoral level
Among OECD and partner countries with available data, Belgium has one of the largest shares of women graduates from tertiary programmes.
(60.3 %, rank 10/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the average age of first-time tertiary graduates is relatively low.
(23.7 Years, rank 30/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
The average age of new entrants in tertiary education in Belgium is comparatively young.
(19.4 Years, rank 32/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
Bachelor's to doctorate
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in public bachelor's, master's, doctoral or equivalent programmes is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(30.1 Ratio, rank 2/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in independent private bachelor's, master's, doctoral or equivalent programmes is one of the lowest among countries with available data.
(0 Ratio, rank 21/21
, 2022) Download Indicator
Master's or equivalent level
In Belgium, the share of 25-34 year-olds who attained a master's or equivalent tertiary education degree is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(20.8 %, rank 7/41
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of master's or equivalent graduates in public institutions is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(40 %, rank 30/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering master's or equivalent programmes in engineering, manufacturing and construction in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(25.9 %, rank 36/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering master's or equivalent programmes in information and communication technologies in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(8.8 %, rank 37/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering master's or equivalent programmes in natural sciences, mathematics and statistics in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(45.1 %, rank 35/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering master's or equivalent programmes in Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(30 %, rank 37/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the average age of new entrants in master's programmes is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(23.5 Years, rank 38/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate among students aged 20-24 in master's programmes in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(11 %, rank 9/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of new entrants in Information and communication tecnologies master's programmes is one of the lowest, compared to other countries with available data.
(1.2 %, rank 36/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
Master's to doctorate
In Belgium, the proportional difference in earnings between 25-64 year-old men with a master's, doctoral or equivalent degree and those with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is low.
(155 Index, rank 30/35
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of worker earning more than twice the median among those with a master's or doctoral or equivalent education degree is comparatively low.
(20.2 %, rank 31/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of bachelor's, master's and doctoral or equivalent graduates in the field of STEM is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(18.6 %, rank 40/44
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of bachelor's, master's and doctoral or equivalent graduates in the field of health and welfare is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(25.2 %, rank 1/45
, 2022) Download Indicator
Doctoral or equivalent level
The employment rate among 25-64 year-olds with a doctoral or equivalent tertiary education degree is low compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(90.8 %, rank 31/34
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of 25-34 year-olds who attained a doctoral or equivalent tertiary education degree is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(0.9 %, rank 8/32
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared to other countries with available data, the employment rate of 25-34 year-olds with a doctoral or equivalent tertiary education degree is relatively low in Belgium.
(83.2 %, rank 19/23
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of doctoral graduates in the field of education in Belgium is relatively small.
(1.2 %, rank 38/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of doctoral graduates in the field of information and communication technologies in Belgium is relatively small.
(0.4 %, rank 38/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of international doctoral graduates in the field of Information and communication technologies is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(0.5 %, rank 33/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of international doctoral graduates in the field of engineering, manufacturing and construction is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(27 %, rank 9/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female doctoral graduates in the field of Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics is relatively low.
(37.8 %, rank 38/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of international graduates among first-time doctorate graduates is relatively high.
(48.9 %, rank 4/31
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of doctorate graduates in public institutions is relatively low in Belgium.
(45.7 %, rank 33/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The proportional difference in earnings between 25-64 year-old adults with tertiary education and those with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is quite low.
(138 Index, rank 32/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
The proportion of female tertiary graduates in health and welfare is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries.
(33.7 %, rank 1/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
Earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings (among 25-64 year-olds with tertiary education and income from employment) are one of the highest among countries with available data.
(88.1 %, rank 3/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of tertiary graduates in the field of information and communication technologies is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(3 %, rank 38/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of tertiary graduates in the field of health and welfare is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(26.8 %, rank 1/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of tertiary graduates in the field of services is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(1.5 %, rank 38/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of worker earning more than twice the median among those with a tertiary education degree is comparatively .
(12 Index, rank 38/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
Earnings of women (as a percentage of men's earnings) among full- and part-time 25-64 year-olds with tertiary education are one of the highest among countries with available data.
(80.4 %, rank 4/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of young women's earnings as a percentage of men's earnings (25-34 year-olds with tertiary education working full-time full-year), is relatively high compared to OECD and other members with available data
(97.3 %, rank 1/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of men with tertiary education neither in employment nor in education and training (25-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(4.4 %, rank 25/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of 25-29 year-olds neither in employment nor in education and training with tertiary education in Belgium is relatively low.
(6.4 %, rank 32/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
Earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings (45-54 year-olds with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education working full-time full-year) are one of the highest among countries with available data.
(94.5 %, rank 2/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
Annual expenditure per tertiary student is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(15708 USD Equivalent, rank 5/32
, 2021) Download Indicator
The share of private expenditure on tertiary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(12.5 %, rank 28/37
, 2021) Download Indicator
Annual expenditure per student on research and development in tertiary education is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8328 USD Equivalent, rank 10/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
Expenditure per student for ancillary services on tertiary education in Belgium is comparatively high.
(1032 USD Equivalent, rank 7/25
, 2021) Download Indicator
The share of public expenditure on educational institutions, for tertiary education is comparatively large in Belgium.
(84.1 %, rank 9/37
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of capital expenditure on tertiary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(5.6 %, rank 28/34
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of current expenditure on tertiary education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(94.4 %, rank 7/34
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, international expenditure as a percentage of GDP from initial source of funds on tertiary education is relatively large.
(0.1 %, rank 5/35
, 2021) Download Indicator
From 2012 to 2018, the average annual growth in total expenditure on primary to tertiary education in Belgium is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(23106 USD Equivalent, rank 7/37
, 2021) Download Indicator
From 2012 to 2018, the average annual growth in total expenditure per full-time equivalent student on primary to tertiary education in Belgium is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(1.3 %, rank 5/30
, 2021) Download Indicator
The percentage of students in public tertiary educational institutions is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(41.7 %, rank 37/44
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students in government-dependent private tertiary educational institutions is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(58.3 %, rank 4/23
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students in independent private tertiary educational institutions is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(0.1 %, rank 31/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female who enter tertiary education in the field of education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(67.6 %, rank 36/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female who enter tertiary education in the field of natural sciences, mathematics and statistics is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(41.4 %, rank 38/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female who enter tertiary education in the field of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(12 %, rank 38/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students enrolled in the field of business, administration and law among all international or foreign tertiary students in Belgium is relatively low.
(13.8 %, rank 31/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students enrolled in the field of information and communication technologies among all international or foreign tertiary students in Belgium is relatively low.
(4.4 %, rank 33/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students enrolled in the field of engineering, manunfacturing and construction among all international or foreign tertiary students in Belgium is relatively low.
(10.7 %, rank 28/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students enrolled in the field of services among all international or foreign tertiary students in Belgium is relatively low.
(1.5 %, rank 36/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students enrolled in the field of services among all national tertiary students in Belgium is relatively low.
(1.5 %, rank 36/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, international or foreign students from Africa are highest represented among all international or foreign students, compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data.
(17.1 %, rank 7/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female tertiary graduates in the field of social sciences, journalism and information is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(13.1 %, rank 10/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female tertiary graduates in the field of sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.7 %, rank 39/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of male tertiary graduates in the field of health and welfare is relatively high in Belgium.
(16.5 %, rank 2/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of new entrants to tertiary education in the field of services is comparatively small.
(1.4 %, rank 36/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of international or foreign students coming from neighbouring countries is comparatively high .
(49 Students, rank 10/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of students enrolled in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics among all international or foreign students is relatively low compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(19.1 %, rank 32/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of students enrolled in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics among tertiary students is relatively low compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(19.4 %, rank 32/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of students enrolled in the field of agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary among all international or foreign tertiary students is relatively high compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(4.6 %, rank 3/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female graduates in tertiary education in the fields of social sciences, journalism and information is one of the largest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(72.9 %, rank 8/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female graduates in tertiary education in the fields of natural sciences, mathematics and statistics is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(44.6 %, rank 40/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female graduates in tertiary education in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(27.5 %, rank 39/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female graduates in tertiary education in the fields of information and communication technologies is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(13.6 %, rank 38/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
The number of students per teacher in tertiary institutions is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(22.5 Ratio, rank 6/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of women among teaching staff in tertiary education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(50.2 %, rank 10/44
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female teachers younger than 30 in tertiary education is relatively large.
(58.2 %, rank 5/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of female teachers aged 50 or more in tertiary education is especially high in Belgium.
(49.7 %, rank 7/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in public institutions tertiary education is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(30.1 Ratio, rank 3/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in independent private institutions tertiary education is one of the lowest among countries with available data.
(0 Ratio, rank 25/25
, 2022) Download Indicator
All levels of education + not allocated by level
Earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings (25-64 year-olds with income from employment) are one of the highest among countries with available data.
(92.2 %, rank 7/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of inactive youth neither in formal education nor training among 18-24 year-olds in Belgium is one of the lowest among countries with available data.
(4.9 %, rank 35/42
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of women who are inactive NEET (18-24 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(4.9 %, rank 38/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of women who are unemployed NEET (18-24 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(2.9 %, rank 30/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of men who are inactive NEET (15-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(4.7 %, rank 34/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of men who are inactive NEET (18-24 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(4.9 %, rank 34/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate among 15-19 year-olds in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(93.1 %, rank 4/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of youth neither employed nor in education or training (15-19 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(3 %, rank 39/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of women neither employed nor in education among 15-29 year-olds is relatively low.
(10.3 %, rank 33/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of young men who are neither employed nor in education or training among 15-19 year-olds is comparatively small.
(3.9 %, rank 35/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of women neither employed nor in education or training among 15-19 year-olds is relatively low.
(2.1 %, rank 41/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of women neither employed nor in education or training among 20-24 year-olds is relatively low.
(8.7 %, rank 36/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate of 20-24 year-olds in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(49.6 %, rank 10/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of 18-24 year-old women neither employed nor in education or training is one of the lowest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(7.7 %, rank 37/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
Attainment
Belgium has one of the highest percentages of 25-64 year-old adults with less than primary education.
(3.2 %, rank 8/34
, 2023) Download Indicator
The level of short-cycle tertiary attainment among 25-34 year-olds is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(0.9 %, rank 27/33
, 2023) Download Indicator
The level of short-cycle tertiary attainment among 55-64 year-olds is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(0.7 %, rank 31/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of 25-34 year-olds who attained a doctoral or equivalent tertiary education degree is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(0.9 %, rank 8/32
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of 25-34 year-olds who attained a master's or equivalent tertiary education degree is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(20.8 %, rank 7/41
, 2023) Download Indicator
Attainment by gender
Belgium has one of the smallest shares of 25-64 year-old men whose highest education level is a short-cycle tertiary education degree.
(0.5 %, rank 33/38
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of 25-64 year-old women who attained a bachelor's or equivalent tertiary education degree is one of the largest among countries with available data.
(28.8 %, rank 7/46
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of 25-34 year-old women who have attained a short cycle tertiary degree is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data
(1.2 %, rank 27/31
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of 25-34 year-old men who have attained a short cycle tertiary degree is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data
(0.6 %, rank 27/31
, 2023) Download Indicator
Entrance
The share of female new entrants integrating short-cycle tertiary programmes in Belgium is comparatively small.
(41.4 %, rank 29/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the average age of new entrants in bachelor's programmes is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(19.3 Years, rank 39/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The average age of new entrants in tertiary education in Belgium is comparatively young.
(19.4 Years, rank 32/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the average age of new entrants in master's programmes is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(23.5 Years, rank 38/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
Entrance by field of education and gender
The share of female who enter tertiary education in the field of education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(67.6 %, rank 36/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female who enter tertiary education in the field of natural sciences, mathematics and statistics is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(41.4 %, rank 38/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female who enter tertiary education in the field of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(12 %, rank 38/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of women among new entrants in bachelor's programmes in the field of education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(66.5 %, rank 35/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of women among new entrants in bachelor's programmes in the field of information and communication technologies is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(12.6 %, rank 38/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of women among new entrants in bachelor's programmes in the field of natural sciences, mathematics and statistics is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(38.2 %, rank 39/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of women among new entrants in bachelor's programmes in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(23.2 %, rank 37/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering master's or equivalent programmes in engineering, manufacturing and construction in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(25.9 %, rank 36/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering master's or equivalent programmes in information and communication technologies in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(8.8 %, rank 37/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering master's or equivalent programmes in natural sciences, mathematics and statistics in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(45.1 %, rank 35/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering master's or equivalent programmes in Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(30 %, rank 37/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering short cycle tertiary programmes in education in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(37.3 %, rank 21/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering short cycle tertiary programmes in engineering, manufacturing and construction in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(5.2 %, rank 30/31
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering short cycle tertiary programmes in information and communication technologies in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(10.6 %, rank 28/29
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students entering short cycle tertiary programmes in Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(8.6 %, rank 31/32
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of male students entering short cycle tertiary programmes in natural sciences, mathematics and statistics in Belgium is one of the smallest compared to other OECD countries and partner economies.
(38.5 %, rank 18/23
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female in short-cycle tertiary programmes in the field of social sciences, journalism and information is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(61.9 %, rank 17/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female in short-cycle tertiary programmes in the field of services is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(27.1 %, rank 26/29
, 2022) Download Indicator
Participation in education
The enrolment rate among 15-19 year-olds in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(93.1 %, rank 4/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students in public tertiary educational institutions is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(41.7 %, rank 37/44
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students in government-dependent private tertiary educational institutions is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(58.3 %, rank 4/23
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students in independent private tertiary educational institutions is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(0.1 %, rank 31/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate of 20-24 year-olds in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(49.6 %, rank 10/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of students enrolled in school- and work-based programmes among all upper secondary students enrolled in vocational programmes is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(6.7 %, rank 21/24
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of students enrolled in programmes providing full completion and access to tertiary education among all students enrolled in upper secondary vocational programmes is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(24.7 %, rank 39/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate of students aged 18 in general upper secondary programmes in Belgium is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(10.1 %, rank 36/44
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate of students aged 18 in post-secondary non-tertiary programmes in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(1.9 %, rank 8/32
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of students enrolled in private institutions at pre-primary level is comparatively high.
(53 %, rank 8/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The average age of lower secondary students enrolled in vocational programmes in Belgium is one of the lowest compared to other countries with available data.
(16.2 %, rank 19/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
Belgium has one of the largest shares of lower secondary students enrolled in vocational programmes.
(16.3 %, rank 3/23
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of lower secondary vocational students among vocational students is relatively high compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(13.1 %, rank 5/19
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of upper secondary students enrolled in programmes giving partial completion or insufficient for completion is relatively high compared to the other countries.
(32.6 %, rank 4/17
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of upper secondary students enrolled in programmes giving full level completion without access to tertiary education in Belgium is relatively high compared to the other countries.
(42.7 %, rank 5/27
, 2022) Download Indicator
The average age of post-secondary non-tertiary students enrolled in vocational programmes in Belgium is among the highest.
(31.5 %, rank 9/27
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of vocational students as a share of short-cycle tertiary students is among the largest in all OECD and partner countries.
(100 %, rank 1/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate among students aged 15-19 in upper secondary programmes in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(67.5 %, rank 7/45
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of two-year-olds in pre-primary education in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(52.8 %, rank 1/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate among students aged 20-24 in post-secondary non-tertiary programmes in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(2 %, rank 10/31
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate among students aged 20-24 in bachelor's programmes in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(28.9 %, rank 10/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The enrolment rate among students aged 20-24 in master's programmes in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(11 %, rank 9/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of three-year-olds in pre-primary education in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(98 %, rank 4/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of four-year-olds in pre-primary in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(98.5 %, rank 6/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of four-year-olds in primary education in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(0 %, rank 7/45
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students enrolled in lower secondary vocational programmes is one of the highest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(50.1 %, rank 7/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of female students enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary programmes is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(48.1 %, rank 23/30
, 2022) Download Indicator
Graduation
In Belgium, the average age of post-secondary non-tertiary graduates from vocational programmes is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data
(22.2 Years, rank 25/25
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the average age of first-time tertiary graduates is relatively low.
(23.7 Years, rank 30/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of master's or equivalent graduates in public institutions is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(40 %, rank 30/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of doctorate graduates in public institutions is relatively low in Belgium.
(45.7 %, rank 33/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The average age of bachelor's or equivalent graduates in Belgium is among the youngest.
(23.4 Years, rank 30/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
Graduation by gender
Among OECD and partner countries with available data, Belgium has one of the largest shares of women graduates from tertiary programmes.
(60.3 %, rank 10/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female first-time graduates in short-cycle tertiary programmes is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(45.5 %, rank 23/27
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female first-time bachelor's graduates is one of the largest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(61.4 %, rank 7/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
Graduation by field of education
The percentage of tertiary graduates in the field of information and communication technologies is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(3 %, rank 38/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of tertiary graduates in the field of health and welfare is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(26.8 %, rank 1/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of tertiary graduates in the field of services is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(1.5 %, rank 38/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of doctoral graduates in the field of education in Belgium is relatively small.
(1.2 %, rank 38/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of doctoral graduates in the field of information and communication technologies in Belgium is relatively small.
(0.4 %, rank 38/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of short-cycle tertiary vocational graduates in the field of arts and humanities is relatively low compared to other OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(0.1 %, rank 35/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of short-cycle tertiary vocational graduates in the field of health and welfare is relatively high compared to other OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(54 %, rank 1/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of short-cycle tertiary vocational graduates in the field of services is relatively low compared to other OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(3 %, rank 29/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of bachelor's, master's and doctoral or equivalent graduates in the field of STEM is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(18.6 %, rank 40/44
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of bachelor's, master's and doctoral or equivalent graduates in the field of health and welfare is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(25.2 %, rank 1/45
, 2022) Download Indicator
Graduation by field of education and gender
The proportion of female tertiary graduates in health and welfare is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries.
(33.7 %, rank 1/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female doctoral graduates in the field of Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics is relatively low.
(37.8 %, rank 38/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female tertiary graduates in the field of social sciences, journalism and information is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(13.1 %, rank 10/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female tertiary graduates in the field of sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.7 %, rank 39/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of male tertiary graduates in the field of health and welfare is relatively high in Belgium.
(16.5 %, rank 2/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female post-secondary non-tertiary graduates in the field of engineering, manufacturing and construction is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(3.2 %, rank 25/27
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female post-secondary non-tertiary graduates in the field of services is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(35.8 %, rank 22/27
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of female graduates from upper secondary vocational programmes in the field of business, administration and law is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries.
(50.2 %, rank 36/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of female graduates from upper secondary vocational programmes in the field health and welfare is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries.
(88.5 %, rank 5/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female graduates in tertiary education in the fields of social sciences, journalism and information is one of the largest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(72.9 %, rank 8/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female graduates in tertiary education in the fields of natural sciences, mathematics and statistics is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(44.6 %, rank 40/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female graduates in tertiary education in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(27.5 %, rank 39/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female graduates in tertiary education in the fields of information and communication technologies is one of the smallest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(13.6 %, rank 38/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
Fields of education
The percentage of students enrolled in the field of services among all national tertiary students in Belgium is relatively low.
(1.5 %, rank 36/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of new entrants in short-cycle tertiary programmes in the field of arts and humanities is relatively small.
(0 %, rank 33/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of new entrants to tertiary education in the field of services is comparatively small.
(1.4 %, rank 36/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of new entrants in Information and communication tecnologies master's programmes is one of the lowest, compared to other countries with available data.
(1.2 %, rank 36/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of new entrants in Science, technology, engineering and mathematics bachelor's programmes is relatively low in Belgium among countries with available data.
(19.7 %, rank 37/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
Student mobility
In Belgium, international or foreign students from Africa are highest represented among all international or foreign students, compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data.
(17.1 %, rank 7/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of international graduates among first-time doctorate graduates is relatively high.
(48.9 %, rank 4/31
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of international or foreign students enrolled in short-cycle tertiary programmes is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(5.4 %, rank 10/35
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of international or foreign students coming from neighbouring countries is comparatively high .
(49 Students, rank 10/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
Student mobility by field of education
The percentage of students enrolled in the field of business, administration and law among all international or foreign tertiary students in Belgium is relatively low.
(13.8 %, rank 31/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students enrolled in the field of information and communication technologies among all international or foreign tertiary students in Belgium is relatively low.
(4.4 %, rank 33/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students enrolled in the field of engineering, manunfacturing and construction among all international or foreign tertiary students in Belgium is relatively low.
(10.7 %, rank 28/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of students enrolled in the field of services among all international or foreign tertiary students in Belgium is relatively low.
(1.5 %, rank 36/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of international doctoral graduates in the field of Information and communication technologies is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(0.5 %, rank 33/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of international doctoral graduates in the field of engineering, manufacturing and construction is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(27 %, rank 9/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of students enrolled in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics among all international or foreign students is relatively low compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(19.1 %, rank 32/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of students enrolled in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics among tertiary students is relatively low compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(19.4 %, rank 32/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of students enrolled in the field of agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary among all international or foreign tertiary students is relatively high compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(4.6 %, rank 3/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
Expenditure per student
Annual expenditure per student from primary to tertiary level is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(17410 USD Equivalent, rank 7/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
Annual expenditure per primary student is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(13987 USD Equivalent, rank 8/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
Annual expenditure per secondary student is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(17525 USD Equivalent, rank 6/34
, 2021) Download Indicator
Annual expenditure per tertiary student is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(15708 USD Equivalent, rank 5/32
, 2021) Download Indicator
Annual expenditure per student on research and development in tertiary education is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8328 USD Equivalent, rank 10/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
Expenditure per student for core educational services on primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belgium is comparatively high.
(15314 USD Equivalent, rank 7/27
, 2021) Download Indicator
Expenditure per student for core educational services on primary to tertiary education in Belgium is comparatively high.
(14978 USD Equivalent, rank 5/25
, 2021) Download Indicator
Expenditure per student for ancillary services on tertiary education in Belgium is comparatively high.
(1032 USD Equivalent, rank 7/25
, 2021) Download Indicator
From 2012 to 2018, the average annual growth in total expenditure on primary to tertiary education in Belgium is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(23106 USD Equivalent, rank 7/37
, 2021) Download Indicator
The total annual expenditure per full-time equivalent student on upper secondary general education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(16190 USD Equivalent, rank 7/28
, 2021) Download Indicator
The total annual expenditure per full-time equivalent student on upper secondary vocational education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(18357 USD Equivalent, rank 8/28
, 2021) Download Indicator
Expenditure in education and national wealth
In Belgium, expenditure on primary through tertiary educational institutions as a percentage of GDP is one of the highest among OECD countries and partner economies.
(5.6 %, rank 7/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, expenditure on secondary educational institutions as a percentage of GDP is comparatively high.
(2.5 %, rank 1/34
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, public and private expenditure on primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary educational institutions as a percentage of GDP is comparatively high.
(4.1 %, rank 4/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, public expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP on primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education from final source of funds is relatively high.
(3.9 %, rank 6/41
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, international expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP on primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education from final source of funds is relatively high.
(0 %, rank 4/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, public expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP on primary to tertiary education from final source of funds is relatively high.
(5.2 %, rank 4/41
, 2021) Download Indicator
The public expenditure as a percentage of GDP from initial source of funds at primary to tertiary education is relatively high in Belgium.
(5.2 %, rank 4/30
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, international expenditure as a percentage of GDP from initial source of funds on tertiary education is relatively large.
(0.1 %, rank 5/35
, 2021) Download Indicator
From 2012 to 2018, the average annual growth in total expenditure per full-time equivalent student on primary to tertiary education in Belgium is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(1.3 %, rank 5/30
, 2021) Download Indicator
Government and private expenditure in education
The share of private expenditure on all levels below tertiary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(3.9 %, rank 28/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
The share of private expenditure on tertiary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(12.5 %, rank 28/37
, 2021) Download Indicator
Belgium has one of the smallest shares of private expenditure on primary through tertiary educational institutions among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(6.3 %, rank 30/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, total public expenditure on secondary educational institutions as a percentage of total public expenditure is comparatively high.
(3 %, rank 4/42
, 2021) Download Indicator
The share of public expenditure on educational institutions, for tertiary education is comparatively large in Belgium.
(84.1 %, rank 9/37
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of public expenditure on educational institutions, for primary to tertiary education is comparatively large.
(92.3 %, rank 8/36
, 2021) Download Indicator
Nature of expenditure
In Belgium, the share of capital expenditure on primary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(4 %, rank 28/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of capital expenditure on all levels below tertiary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(3.5 %, rank 33/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of current expenditure on all levels below tertiary education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(96.5 %, rank 1/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of capital expenditure on primary through tertiary is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(4.1 %, rank 33/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of current expenditure on primary through tertiary education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(95.9 %, rank 1/33
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of capital expenditure on secondary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(3.2 %, rank 30/31
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of capital expenditure on tertiary education is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(5.6 %, rank 28/34
, 2021) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of current expenditure on tertiary education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(94.4 %, rank 7/34
, 2021) Download Indicator
Who the teachers are
The share of women among teaching staff in tertiary education is one of the largest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(50.2 %, rank 10/44
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of primary to upper secondary teachers younger than 30 is especially high.
(15.9 %, rank 5/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of female teachers younger than 30 in tertiary education is relatively large.
(58.2 %, rank 5/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of female teachers aged 50 or more in tertiary education is especially high in Belgium.
(49.7 %, rank 7/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of short-cycle tertiary teachers older than 50 is relatively low, compared to other countries with data available.
(31.1 %, rank 20/25
, 2022) Download Indicator
In upper secondary education, the percentage of teachers aged 50 or more is particularly low in Belgium.
(31.6 %, rank 26/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of teachers under 30 in Belgium is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(12.2 %, rank 5/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of upper secondary vocational education teachers aged 50 or more is relatively low, compared to the other countries with available data.
(33.7 %, rank 24/30
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of teachers under 30 in upper secondary vocational education is especially high in Belgium.
(11.7 %, rank 3/30
, 2022) Download Indicator
Migrant background
The employment rate of foreign-born aged between 25 and 64 and without upper secondary education is comparatively low.
(47.7 %, rank 29/30
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate of foreign-born aged between 25 and 64 with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively low.
(66.2 %, rank 31/34
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate of native-born aged between 25-64 with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively low.
(47.8 %, rank 31/34
, 2023) Download Indicator
Ratio of student to teaching staff
The number of students per teacher in tertiary institutions is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(22.5 Ratio, rank 6/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The number of students per teacher in primary schools is one of the lowest among OECD countries and partner countries with available data.
(11.8 Ratio, rank 36/45
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the lower secondary level is especially low.
(9 Ratio, rank 35/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the upper secondary level is especially low.
(8.7 Ratio, rank 42/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The number of students per teacher in secondary schools is one of the smallest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.8 Ratio, rank 38/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in general upper secondary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(10.4 Ratio, rank 30/36
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the vocational upper secondary level is especially low in Belgium.
(7.6 Ratio, rank 30/31
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in public lower secondary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.9 Ratio, rank 34/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the lower secondary level in private institutions is especially low in Belgium.
(9.1 Ratio, rank 31/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the lower secondary level in government-dependent private institutions is especially low in Belgium.
(9.1 Ratio, rank 19/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in public upper secondary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.6 Ratio, rank 41/43
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the upper secondary level in government-dependent private institutions is especially low in Belgium.
(8.8 Ratio, rank 19/22
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in all public secondary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.7 Ratio, rank 37/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in all private secondary education is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.9 Ratio, rank 31/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The ratio of students to teaching staff at the secondary level in government-dependent private institutions is especially low in Belgium.
(8.9 Ratio, rank 20/20
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in public institutions tertiary education is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(30.1 Ratio, rank 3/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in independent private institutions tertiary education is one of the lowest among countries with available data.
(0 Ratio, rank 25/25
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in public institutions short-cycle tertiary education is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(29.7 Ratio, rank 4/23
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in public bachelor's, master's, doctoral or equivalent programmes is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(30.1 Ratio, rank 2/34
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the number of students per teacher in independent private bachelor's, master's, doctoral or equivalent programmes is one of the lowest among countries with available data.
(0 Ratio, rank 21/21
, 2022) Download Indicator
Employment and educational attainment
The employment rate among 25-64 year-olds with a doctoral or equivalent tertiary education degree is low compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(90.8 %, rank 31/34
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-64 year-olds with a general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(68.6 %, rank 35/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-olds with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(51.6 %, rank 39/44
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 55-64 year-olds with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(36.5 %, rank 41/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 55-64 year-olds with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(54.8 %, rank 38/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-olds with a general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low compared to other OECD and partner countries.
(66.7 %, rank 33/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-olds with a short-cycle tertiary education is comparatively high.
(88.5 %, rank 9/32
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 45-54 year-olds without upper secondary education is comparatively low.
(54.1 %, rank 44/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared to other countries with available data, the employment rate of 25-34 year-olds with a doctoral or equivalent tertiary education degree is relatively low in Belgium.
(83.2 %, rank 19/23
, 2023) Download Indicator
Employment by gender and educational attainment
The employment rate among 25-64 year-olds without upper secondary education is comparatively low.
(47.7 %, rank 43/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-64 year-old men without upper secondary education is comparatively low.
(56.7 %, rank 43/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-64 year-old women without upper secondary education is comparatively low.
(37.6 %, rank 39/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-old men with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(61.7 %, rank 40/44
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-old women with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(38.6 %, rank 35/44
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 55-64 year-old men with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(43.1 %, rank 41/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 55-64 year-old men with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(58.5 %, rank 40/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 55-64 year-old women with below upper secondary education is compartively low in Belgium.
(29.8 %, rank 40/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the employment rate among 25-34 year-old men with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively low (86.4 %, rank 29/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of employed 25-64 year-old women with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low, compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data.
(63 %, rank 32/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of employed 25-64 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low, compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data.
(74.7 %, rank 38/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of employed 25-64 year-old men with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low, compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data.
(80.7 %, rank 30/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared to other countries with available data, the employment rate of 25-34 year-old women with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low in Belgium compared to other countries with available data.
(61.6 %, rank 31/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared to other countries with available data, the employment rate of 25-34 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively low in Belgium.
(71.3 %, rank 33/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
Unemployment and educational attainment
The unemployment rate among 25-34 year-olds with below upper secondary education is comparatively high.
(18.7 %, rank 7/42
, 2023) Download Indicator
The unemployment rate among 25-64 year-olds without upper secondary education is comparatively high.
(11.4 %, rank 9/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
The unemployment rate among 25-34 year-olds with a general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is one of the highest of all OECD countries and partner economies for which data are available.
(10.8 %, rank 7/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
Unemployment by gender and educational attainment
The unemployment rate among 25-34 year-old men with below upper secondary education is compartively high in Belgium.
(19 %, rank 4/40
, 2023) Download Indicator
The employment rate among 25-34 year-old men with vocational upper secondary or a post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively high.
(8.1 %, rank 8/33
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of unemployed 25-64 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high, compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data.
(7.4 %, rank 7/35
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared to other countries with available data, the unemployment rate of 25-34 year-old women with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high in Belgium.
(10.8 %, rank 8/32
, 2023) Download Indicator
Compared to other countries with available data, the unemployment rate of 25-34 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high in Belgium.
(10.8 %, rank 4/33
, 2023) Download Indicator
Inactivity and educational attainment
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-34 year-olds with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(25.2 %, rank 9/38
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-olds with below upper secondary education is one of the highest among countries with available data.
(46.1 %, rank 3/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-olds with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(26.4 %, rank 6/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-olds with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(20.8 %, rank 8/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
Inactivity by gender and educational attainment
In Belgium, the inactivity rate 25-64 year-old women without an upper secondary education is relatively high compared to other countries with available data.
(57.9 %, rank 5/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old men without an upper secondary education is relatively high compared to other countries with available data.
(35.8 %, rank 2/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-34 year-old women with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(31 %, rank 10/37
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old women with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(32.8 %, rank 9/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-34 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(20.1 %, rank 6/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old men with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(19.4 %, rank 4/39
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old women with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(27.8 %, rank 10/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old men with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(15.7 %, rank 4/36
, 2023) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the inactivity rate of 25-64 year-old men with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is relatively high.
(16.7 %, rank 6/45
, 2023) Download Indicator
Earnings and educational attainment
The proportional difference in earnings between 25-64 year-old adults with tertiary education and those with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is quite low.
(138 Index, rank 32/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
Compared with other OECD and partner countries, the proportional difference in earnings between 25-64 year-old adults with a bachelor's or equivalent degree and those with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is low.
(122 Index, rank 29/35
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportional difference in earnings between 25-64 year-old men with a bachelor's or equivalent degree and those with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is low.
(122 Index, rank 31/35
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportional difference in earnings between 25-64 year-old men with a master's, doctoral or equivalent degree and those with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is low.
(155 Index, rank 30/35
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of workers earning more than twice the median among those with a bachelor's or equivalent education degree is comparatively low.
(6 %, rank 33/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of worker earning more than twice the median among those with a master's or doctoral or equivalent education degree is comparatively low.
(20.2 %, rank 31/33
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the share of worker earning more than twice the median among those with a tertiary education degree is comparatively .
(12 Index, rank 38/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of young 25-34 year-old adults with a bachelor's or equivalent attainment earnings is relatively low compared to OECD and other members with available data
(112 Index, rank 29/35
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of 25-64 year-old workers without an upper secondary education earning more than twice the overall median in Belgium is one of the lowest among countries with available data.
(1 Index, rank 30/38
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of 25-64 year-old workers with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education earning more than twice the overall median in Belgium is one of the lowest among countries with available data.
(2 Index, rank 38/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the distribution of worker earning more than 1.5 times the median but at or below twice the median among those with below upper secondary education is comparatively low .
(2 Index, rank 33/37
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the distribution of worker earning more than 1.5 times the median but at or below twice the median among those with with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education is comparatively low.
(6 Index, rank 37/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
Earnings, gender and educational attainment
Earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings (among 25-64 year-olds with tertiary education and income from employment) are one of the highest among countries with available data.
(88.1 %, rank 3/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
Earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings (25-64 year-olds with income from employment) are one of the highest among countries with available data.
(92.2 %, rank 7/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
Earnings of women (as a percentage of men's earnings) among full- and part-time 25-64 year-olds with tertiary education are one of the highest among countries with available data.
(80.4 %, rank 4/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
Earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings (among 25-34 year-olds with upper secondary education or post-secondary non-tertiary education and income from employment) are one of the high among countries with available data.
(87.9 %, rank 8/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the proportion of young women's earnings as a percentage of men's earnings (25-34 year-olds with tertiary education working full-time full-year), is relatively high compared to OECD and other members with available data
(97.3 %, rank 1/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
Earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings (25-64 year-olds with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education working full-time full-year) are one of the highest among countries with available data.
(87.2 %, rank 4/30
, 2021) Download Indicator
Earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings (45-54 year-olds with general upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education working full-time full-year) are one of the highest among countries with available data.
(94.5 %, rank 2/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
Neither in education nor employed
The percentage of native-born 15-29 year-olds neither employed nor in education and training is one of the lowest among OECD and partner countries with available data.
(8.6 %, rank 27/34
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of inactive youth neither in formal education nor training among 18-24 year-olds in Belgium is one of the lowest among countries with available data.
(4.9 %, rank 35/42
, 2023) Download Indicator
The share of women without an upper secondary education neither in employment nor in education and training (25-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively high (64.4 %, rank 9/39
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of men without an upper secondary education neither in employment nor in education and training (25-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively high (45.6 %, rank 4/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of 25-29 year-olds neither in employment nor in education and training without an upper secondary in Belgium is relatively high.
(54.4 %, rank 5/40
, 2022) Download Indicator
The share of women with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education neither in employment nor in education and training (25-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low (18.6 %, rank 21/29
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The share of men with vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education neither in employment nor in education and training (25-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively high (15.6 %, rank 5/27
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The share of men with tertiary education neither in employment nor in education and training (25-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(4.4 %, rank 25/33
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The share of 25-29 year-olds neither in employment nor in education and training with tertiary education in Belgium is relatively low.
(6.4 %, rank 32/41
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The share of women who are inactive NEET (18-24 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(4.9 %, rank 38/41
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The share of women who are unemployed NEET (18-24 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(2.9 %, rank 30/39
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The share of men who are inactive NEET (15-29 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(4.7 %, rank 34/42
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The share of men who are inactive NEET (18-24 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(4.9 %, rank 34/41
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The share of youth neither employed nor in education or training (15-19 year-olds) in Belgium is relatively low.
(3 %, rank 39/42
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In Belgium, the share of women neither employed nor in education among 15-29 year-olds is relatively low.
(10.3 %, rank 33/42
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In Belgium, the proportion of young men who are neither employed nor in education or training among 15-19 year-olds is comparatively small.
(3.9 %, rank 35/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of women neither employed nor in education or training among 15-19 year-olds is relatively low.
(2.1 %, rank 41/41
, 2022) Download Indicator
In Belgium, the percentage of women neither employed nor in education or training among 20-24 year-olds is relatively low.
(8.7 %, rank 36/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
The percentage of 18-24 year-old women neither employed nor in education or training is one of the lowest among OECD countries and partner economies with available data.
(7.7 %, rank 37/42
, 2022) Download Indicator
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Educational and labour-market outcomes for young adults at risk of falling behind have improved. Since 2016, the share of 18-24 year-olds not in employment, education or training has fallen from 16% to 14% on average across the OECD. At the same time, the share of 25-34 year-olds without an upper secondary qualification has decreased from 17% to 14%.
Job opportunities have also improved: the employment rate among 25-34 year-olds without an upper secondary qualification has risen from 59% to 61%, and for those with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary attainment, it has increased from 76% to 79%.
Educational outcomes are transmitted across generations. Inequalities start early and persist through all stages of the education system. In countries with available data, children from low-income families are on average 18 percentage points less likely to be enrolled in early childhood education and care before the age of 3.
Students who start an upper secondary programme are 19 percentage points less likely to successfully complete their studies if their parents have not attained upper secondary education than their peers with parents who have a tertiary qualification, and this gap is 13 percentage points for those starting a bachelors programmes.
These disadvantages result in very different levels of educational attainment. While 72% of adults who have at least one parent with a tertiary qualification have also obtained a tertiary qualification, only 19% of those whose parents have not completed upper secondary education have tertiary attainment.
Public expenditure on early childhood education measured as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 9% between 2015 and 2021, significantly more than for other levels of education. Enrolment rates in early childhood education have also continued to rise across all age groups. On average across the OECD, 83% of children aged 3-5 are enrolled in pre-primary education, up from 79% in 2013.
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In almost all countries with available data, the share of younger adults (25-34 year-olds) without an upper secondary qualification has fallen since 2016 and for Costa Rica, Mexico, Portugal and Türkiye these declines have been in double digits in percentage-point terms. This means many more younger adults will have the opportunity to succeed in the labour market.
On average across OECD countries, the share of women with at least a bachelor's or equivalent degree has almost doubled in a generation: going from 24% among 55-64 year-olds to 47% among 25-34 year-olds, reflecting a substantial increase in educational attainment.
In most OECD countries, the share of 18-24 year-olds who are neither employed nor in formal education or training (NEET) has decreased between 2016 and 2023. Costa Rica and Lithuania are exceptions, having experienced a rise above 3 percentage points in the share over this period.
Employment rates for younger adults (25-34 year-olds) slightly improved in most countries between 2016 and 2023, irrespective of their educational attainment level. However, the gap in employment rates between younger adults with below upper secondary attainment and those with tertiary attainment has widened in more than half of OECD, partner and/or accession countries with comparable data for both years.
In OECD countries, workers who have not attained upper secondary education earn, on average, 18% less than those who have attained this level of education. Meanwhile, workers with a tertiary education earn, on average, 56% more than those with only an upper secondary education.
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Most children aged 3 to 5 (84%) attend early childhood education (ECE) programmes across the OECD, yet only 32% of those aged 0 to 2 are enrolled in early childhood educational development programmes (ISCED 01) on average. Younger children from low-income families are least likely to attend these programmes, despite being likely to benefit the most.
Since 2013, 12 countries have extended the length of compulsory education at either pre-primary or upper secondary level. As enrolment rates in the years before and after compulsory education are already generally high, these measures often aim to increase enrolment among disadvantaged groups, where rates are lower.
The vast majority of primary students are enrolled in public institutions, averaging 85% across OECD countries. In some countries, government-dependent private institutions are prevalent, which often function in similar ways to public institutions.
Gender disparities at the upper secondary level affect students pathways in the labour market and higher education. On average, 51% of graduates from upper secondary general programmes are female, but in vocational programmes female only make up 46% of graduates.
Family background strongly influences success in upper secondary education. In all countries with available data, students whose parents have lower educational attainment have substantially lower completion rates than students with a tertiary-educated parent. Completion rates for students with immigrant backgrounds are also lower than for non-immigrant students.
On average, women are over-represented in tertiary education, but they remain under-represented in some fields. Only 15% of female new entrants at tertiary level choose a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) field, compared to 41% of male new entrants. In contrast, only 4% of male entrants opted for the field of education and 8% for health and welfare, shares which have not changed since 2015.
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Expenditure per student increases with the educational level in nearly all OECD countries, although by how much varies substantially among countries. On average, expenditure per student amounts to about USD 11 900 at primary level, USD 13 300 at secondary level and USD 20 500 at tertiary level.
OECD countries spend, on average, the equivalent of 4.9% of their gross domestic product (GDP) (over USD 3.5 trillion in total) on educational institutions from primary to tertiary levels (including tertiary research and development). Iceland, Israel, Norway and the United Kingdom invest over 6% of their national output into education.
Private sources play a much more important role in funding tertiary education, relative to government sources, than at lower levels. On average, private sources of funding amount to 0.3% of GDP for primary to post-secondary non-tertiary institutions, with a similar percentage for tertiary institutions. In contrast, government funding amounts to 3.2% of GDP for primary to post-secondary non-tertiary institutions, well above the 1.0% of GDP that governments spend on tertiary institutions.
On average, across OECD countries, the government is the primary source of funding for both public and private primary schools. For public institutions, the government covers nearly all expenditure, amounting to about USD 11 900 per student, while it accounts for less than 60% of the costs for private ones, roughly USD 7 900 per student, on average. However, these figure vary considerably across countries.
Tuition fees for bachelor's degrees vary considerably from country to country. In one-third of the countries and other participants with data, public institutions either offer tuition-free education to national students or charge less than USD 1 100 per year in fees. In another third of countries, annual tuition fees are relatively modest, averaging between USD 1 400 and USD 3 100 per student. In the remaining countries, fees are considerably higher, exceeding USD 4 500 per year.
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Between 2013 and 2022, the ratio of children to teaching staff at pre-primary level fell across most countries, from 16:1 to 15:1 on average in OECD countries, due to fewer enrolled children and more teachers. In some countries, however, the ratio has increased due to rising child enrolment and teacher shortages.
In most OECD countries, the salaries of teachers increase with the level of education they teach. On average across OECD countries and other participants, the salaries of teachers with the most prevalent qualifications with 15 years of experience range from USD 52 631 at pre-primary level to USD 60 803 at upper secondary level.
Between 2015 and 2023, the statutory salaries of teachers at primary and secondary levels increased by 28-29% in nominal terms on average across OECD countries. When adjusted for changes in prices, the rise in real salaries was much smaller, at 4-5%.
Based on official regulations or agreements, teachers in public schools in OECD countries and other participants are required to teach on average 1 007 hours per year at pre-primary level, 773 hours at primary level, 706 hours at lower secondary level (general programmes) and 679 hours at upper secondary level (general programmes).
Of the 21 countries with available data, 18 reported that they faced teacher shortages at the start of the 2022/23 academic year, with only Greece, Korea and Türkiye not reporting any shortages.
The ageing of the teaching workforce is more pronounced in secondary schools than in primary education. On average across OECD countries, the share of older teachers (aged 50 and over) increases with the education level: from 34% in primary education to 36% in lower secondary and 41% in upper secondary education.
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Note: These values should be interpreted with care since they are influenced
by countries' specific contexts and trade-offs. In education, there is often no simple
most- or least-efficient model. For instance, the share of private expenditure in
education must be read against other measures designed to mitigate inequities,
such as loans and grants; longer learning time is an opportunity to convey
more and better content to students, but may hinder investments in other important
areas. If you want further information on the nature of different variables, please
take the time to read the analysis and contextual information, available at the website
for each publication.
All rankings for individual variables are compiled on the basis of OECD and G20 countries for which data are available.
The OECD average includes only OECD countries which are listed here: http://www.oecd.org/about/membersandpartners/
Reference years displayed in the Education GPS correspond to the most common year of reference among countries for which data is available on each variable. Data for the latest available year is preferred and some
countries may have provided data refering to a more recent or late year. To know more about possible exceptions on data please click on the "Download Indicator" link on each variable. When a year of reference corresponds to a school year encompassing two years, the reference reads as follows: 2018 for school year 2017/2018.
*TALIS averages are based on all countries participating in the TALIS survey, including partner countries and economies.
This explains the difference between the OECD average and the TALIS averages.
Data from the TALIS survey and Education at a Glance (EAG) may differ. See Annex E of the TALIS technical report and
Annex 3
of EAG 2021 for more details about the data collections.
B-S-J-Z (China) refers to the four PISA-participating provinces/municipalities of the People's Republic of China:
Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
For additional notes, please refer to annexes in the list of links below the introductory country profile text.