Belgium vs Uruguay: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Belgium
16.7%
in 2023
Uruguay
20.7%
in 2023
Belgium rank
8th
Uruguay rank
6th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Belgium
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 20.7% against 16.7% in Belgium, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 88 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.3% | 19.4% | 11.9% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 12.0% | 25.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 17.5% | 4.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 21.4% | 4.2% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 20.7% against 16.7% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Belgium and Uruguay?
- 4.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Uruguay?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 88 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, both sexes (%). 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