Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Belgium

Primary school enrollment in Belgium in 2017 — 98.8%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 137. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 2.5 pp.

2017 98.8% +0.5 pp vs 2016
World rank 15of 137
Period maximum 98.9%2001
Period minimum 92.9%1985

Trend over time

1977–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Belgium, 1977–201792949698100197719811985198919931997200120052009201320171977: 96.3%1979: 97.6%1980: 98.2%1981: 97%1982: 97.1%1983: 94%1984: 93.3%1985: 92.9%1986: 94.3%1987: 95.7%1988: 96.9%1991: 96.5%1992: 95.1%1993: 97.7%1994: 97%1995: 97.1%1996: 97.5%1999: 98.9%2000: 98.9%2001: 98.9%2002: 98.7%2003: 97.7%2004: 96.1%2005: 95.7%2006: 96.1%2007: 97%2008: 97.6%2009: 97.5%2010: 97.3%2011: 97.4%2012: 97.7%2013: 97.7%2014: 97.6%2015: 98.1%2016: 98.3%2017: 98.8%
Change over the period: +2.5 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 98.8%
World 89.3%
Western Europe computed 94.5%
Primary school enrollment — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 98.8 +0.5 pp
2016 98.3 +0.2 pp
2015 98.1 +0.4 pp
2014 97.6 −0.1 pp
2013 97.7 +0 pp
2012 97.7 +0.3 pp
2011 97.4 +0.1 pp
2010 97.3 −0.2 pp
2009 97.5 −0.1 pp
2008 97.6 +0.6 pp
2007 97 +0.9 pp
2006 96.1 +0.3 pp
2005 95.7 −0.4 pp
2004 96.1 −1.6 pp
2003 97.7 −1 pp
2002 98.7 −0.3 pp
2001 98.9 +0 pp
2000 98.9 +0 pp
1999 98.9
1996 97.5 +0.5 pp
1995 97.1 +0 pp
1994 97 −0.6 pp
1993 97.7 +2.6 pp
1992 95.1 −1.4 pp
1991 96.5
1988 96.9 +1.2 pp
1987 95.7 +1.4 pp
1986 94.3 +1.4 pp
1985 92.9 −0.4 pp
1984 93.3 −0.7 pp
1983 94 −3.1 pp
1982 97.1 +0.1 pp
1981 97 −1.1 pp
1980 98.2 +0.5 pp
1979 97.6
1977 96.3

Western Europe, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.