Education inflation

Belgium

What's included in education?

Education at all levels including teaching materials and additional educational costs.

Historical trend

Comparison between education inflation (dark line) and overall inflation (light line). Data available from 1999.

Recent years

Year Education Overall Difference
2025 1.8% 2.5% -0.7
2024 6.1% 3.2% +2.9
2023 3.1% 4.1% -1.0
2022 1.1% 9.6% -8.4
2021 0.7% 2.5% -1.8
2020 1.3% 0.7% +0.6
2019 1.4% 1.5% -0.1
2018 1.6% 2.1% -0.5
2017 0.4% 2.1% -1.7
2016 21.6% 2.0% +19.6

Data source: OECD | Available from 1997