Belgium vs Suriname: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Belgium
17.0%
in 2023
Suriname
21.1%
in 2021
Belgium rank
6th
Suriname rank
3rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Belgium
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 21.1% against 17.0% in Belgium, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 6th and Suriname ranks 3rd of 83 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.4% | 29.2% | 11.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 24.0% | 2.5% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 22.5% | 5.2% | Suriname |
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 Suriname?
- Suriname, at 21.1% against 17.0% in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Belgium and Suriname?
- 4.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Suriname?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Suriname rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 6th and Suriname ranks 3rd of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release