Belgium vs Euro area: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Belgium
164.7%
in 2018
Euro area
106.9%
in 2019
Belgium rank
1st
Euro area rank
5th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Belgium
  • Euro area
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 164.7% against 106.9% in Euro area, a difference of 57.8%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times Euro area's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 1st and Euro area ranks 5th of 188 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Euro area Difference Ahead
1990s 145.3% 105.3% 40.1% Belgium
2000s 150.1% 106.6% 43.4% Belgium
2010s 159.6% 106.9% 52.8% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Belgium or Euro area?
Belgium, at 164.7% against 106.9% in Euro area as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Belgium and Euro area?
57.8%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Euro area?
24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Euro area rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Belgium ranks 1st and Euro area ranks 5th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.