Government expenditure on education not specified by level, PPP$ in Belgium

Belgium: Government expenditure on education not specified by level, PPP$ was 726.32 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
726.32 millions
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
19th
of 145 countries
All-time high
1,052 millions
in 1993
All-time low
308.46 millions
in 1995
Years of data
14
1993–2017

Government expenditure on education not specified by level, PPP$ in Belgium, 1993–2017

4006008001.0k1993200520171993: 1.1k millions1994: 399.8 millions1995: 308.5 millions1996: 322.4 millions2005: 410 millions2008: 632.9 millions2009: 620.4 millions2010: 653.2 millions2011: 670.9 millions2013: 655.8 millions2014: 660 millions2015: 639.9 millions2016: 719.2 millions2017: 726.3 millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 726.32 millions for government expenditure on education not specified by level, ppp$ in 2017.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on education not specified by level, ppp$ in Belgium peaked at 1,052 millions in 1993 and was at its lowest, 308.46 millions, in 1995.

That places Belgium 19th out of 145 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 520.64 millions 308.46 millions 1,052 millions 4
2000s 554.43 millions 409.99 millions 632.93 millions 3
2010s 675.04 millions 639.88 millions 726.32 millions 7

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,037 millions compare
  2. 17 Kazakhstan 871.32 millions compare
  3. 18 Norway 815.48 millions compare
  4. 20 Dominican Republic 641.07 millions compare
  5. 21 Panama 570.07 millions compare
  6. 22 Switzerland 472.35 millions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on education not specified by level, ppp$ in Belgium?
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, ppp$ in Belgium was 726.32 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on education not specified by level, ppp$ recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1,052 millions in 1993.
What is the lowest government expenditure on education not specified by level, ppp$ recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 308.46 millions in 1995.
How does Belgium rank for government expenditure on education not specified by level, ppp$?
Belgium ranks 19th out of 145 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on education not specified by level, ppp$ rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education not specified by level, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,036 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) not specified by level, in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in nominal value. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to PPP$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/