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Education and science & technology indicators

Overview

Education and science & technology indicators for Belgium, sourced from the World Bank. Covers literacy, enrollment, expenditure, research output, and more.

Key Indicators

Education Quality
82/100
World Bank (literacy + enrollment)
Math & Science Score
63/100
OECD PISA 2022
Average IQ
99
Lynn & Becker (2019)

Data Explorer

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
5.092
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
5.488
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
15.9961268493057
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
46.819123556002
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
5.836
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, total
5415520
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
63.4457922250499
2024 · World Bank
Primary education, pupils
814388
2023 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)
35.3313940338105
2023 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)
41.1166795459673
2023 · World Bank
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)
0.725454306352688
2023 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)
17.3338571926381
2023 · World Bank
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)
1.23874414462737
2023 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)
14.7992725532653
2023 · World Bank
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000)
0.4
2023 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)
37.6399770987211
2023 · World Bank
Lower secondary school starting age (years)
12
2023 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
39.4220903547413
2023 · World Bank
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%)
28.6546096801758
2023 · World Bank
School enrollment, secondary (% gross)
142.960266113281
2023 · World Bank

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Sources: World Bank | UNESCO · Last updated: 2025

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