Belgium vs Netherlands: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Belgium
59.7%
in 2023
Netherlands
60.0%
in 2023
Belgium rank
214th
Netherlands rank
213th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 60.0% against 59.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 214th and Netherlands ranks 213th of 219 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.2% | 59.8% | 4.5% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 54.7% | 53.2% | 1.6% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 48.4% | 53.1% | 4.7% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 57.3% | 16.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 58.7% | 8.6% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 60.3% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 60.0% against 59.7% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Belgium ranks 214th and Netherlands ranks 213th 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