Primary school enrolment (gross) in Belgium

Gross primary school enrolment in Belgium was 102.1% in 2023.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 2001 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Belgium, 2023 102.1% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2022 −0.1percentage points 2022: 102.2%
European Union, 2023 102.4% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 101.6% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2023 61st of 166 See the full ranking

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Belgium over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period BelgiumEuropean Union
2024 – 102.4%
2023 102.1% 102.4%
2022 102.2% 101.4%
2021 101.8% 101.4%
2020 102.1% 100.8%
2019 102.1% 101.5%
2018 102.5% 101.4%
2017 102.8% 101.4%
2016 102.1% 101.0%
2015 102.2% 101.4%
2014 103.1% 101.6%
2013 103.2% 102.2%
2012 101.5% 101.6%
2011 101.3% 101.8%
2010 102.2% 102.0%
2009 102.3% 102.3%
2008 102.3% 102.7%
2007 102.5% 103.1%
2006 102.8% 103.4%
2005 103.1% 103.5%
2004 103.0% 103.0%
2003 103.8% 103.1%
2002 103.6% 103.2%
2001 103.4% 103.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 102.2% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 103.2%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 166 countries with data for 2023, Belgium has the 61st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 102.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2023 for Belgium
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics