Belgium vs UNICEF: Western Europe: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in

Belgium
83.3%
in 2023
UNICEF: Western Europe
96.5%
in 2024
Belgium rank
192nd
UNICEF: Western Europe rank
189th

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time

  • Belgium
  • UNICEF: Western Europe
020406080100199720102024

How they compare

UNICEF: Western Europe currently reports 96.5% against 83.3% in Belgium, a difference of 13.2%.

That makes UNICEF: Western Europe's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, UNICEF: Western Europe has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 192nd and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 189th of 198 countries.

UNICEF: Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium UNICEF: Western Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 68.7% 99.2% 30.6% UNICEF: Western Europe
2000s 62.2% 98.0% 35.8% UNICEF: Western Europe
2010s 78.3% 96.6% 18.3% UNICEF: Western Europe
2020s 82.8% 96.6% 13.8% UNICEF: Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, Belgium or UNICEF: Western Europe?
UNICEF: Western Europe, at 96.5% against 83.3% in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Belgium and UNICEF: Western Europe?
13.2%, with UNICEF: Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and UNICEF: Western Europe?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Belgium and UNICEF: Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
Belgium ranks 192nd and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 189th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
419 places, 10,257 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release