Belgium vs Finland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Belgium
59.7%
in 2023
Finland
56.8%
in 2024
Belgium rank
214th
Finland rank
216th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 59.7% against 56.8% in Finland, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Finland ahead.
Belgium ranks 214th and Finland ranks 216th of 219 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.2% | 79.2% | 23.9% | Finland |
| 1980s | 54.7% | 71.6% | 16.8% | Finland |
| 1990s | 48.4% | 70.5% | 22.2% | Finland |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 68.4% | 27.5% | Finland |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 57.6% | 6.7% | Finland |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 56.7% | 2.7% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Belgium or Finland?
- Belgium, at 59.7% against 56.8% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Belgium and Finland?
- 2.9%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Belgium ranks 214th and Finland ranks 216th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in 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
February 2026 Data Release