Belgium vs ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Belgium
2.9%
in 2023
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
14.8%
in 2024
Belgium rank
116th
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank
114th

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Belgium
  • ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
2.557.51012.515201320182024

How they compare

ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) currently reports 14.8% against 2.9% in Belgium, a difference of 11.9%.

That makes ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)'s figure about 5.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 116th and ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 114th of 184 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) Difference Ahead
2010s 6.9% 5.1% 1.8% Belgium
2020s 3.2% 3.1% 0.1% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Belgium or ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), at 14.8% against 2.9% in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Belgium and ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
11.9%, with ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Belgium and ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Belgium ranks 116th and ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 114th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,552 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release