Government spending on education in Belgium
Government spending on education in Belgium was equal to 6.3% of GDP in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Belgium, 2024
6.3%p (Provisional)
Change from 2023
0percentage points
European Union, 2024
4.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
5.0%
Position in 2024
4th of 30
Government spending on education in Belgium over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.3%p (provisional) | 4.7% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | 4.7% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | 4.6% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | 4.7% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | 4.9% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | 4.6% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | 4.6% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | 4.6% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | 4.7% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | 4.7% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | 4.8% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | 4.8% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | 4.8% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | 5.0% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | – |
| 2008 | 5.7% | – |
| 2007 | 5.5% | – |
| 2006 | 5.6% | – |
| 2005 | 5.7% | – |
| 2004 | 5.6% | – |
| 2003 | 5.9% | – |
| 2002 | 5.8% | – |
| 2001 | 5.7% | – |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.3%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Belgium has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4.7%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Education spending
6.3%
2022 · World Bank
Government spending on health
8.0%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Government debt
108.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Government deficit or surplus
-5.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending
54.4%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
44.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat