Government expenditure on education, PPP$ in Belgium

Belgium: Government expenditure on education, PPP$ was 36,999 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
36,999 millions
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
25th
of 163 countries
All-time high
36,999 millions
in 2017
All-time low
6,788 millions
in 1995
Years of data
14
1993–2017

Government expenditure on education, PPP$ in Belgium, 1993–2017

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1993200520171993: 11.1k millions1994: 11.8k millions1995: 6.8k millions1996: 7.0k millions2005: 20.1k millions2008: 25.7k millions2009: 26.3k millions2010: 28.0k millions2011: 29.1k millions2013: 32.3k millions2014: 33.2k millions2015: 33.6k millions2016: 35.6k millions2017: 37.0k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 36,999 millions for government expenditure on education, ppp$ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, ppp$ in Belgium peaked at 36,999 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,788 millions, in 1995.

Belgium ranks 25th of 163 countries on this measure, 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 9,162 millions 6,788 millions 11,757 millions 4
2000s 24,064 millions 20,150 millions 26,346 millions 3
2010s 32,679 millions 27,985 millions 36,999 millions 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on education, ppp$ in Belgium?
Government expenditure on education, ppp$ in Belgium was 36,999 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on education, ppp$ recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 36,999 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on education, ppp$ recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 6,788 millions in 1995.
How does Belgium rank for government expenditure on education, ppp$?
Belgium ranks 25th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on education, ppp$ rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. 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, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
163 places, 2,668 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers), 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/