Belgium vs WB: Euro Area: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Belgium
58.3%
in 2023
WB: Euro Area
72.8%
in 2024
Belgium rank
211th
WB: Euro Area rank
214th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Belgium
- WB: Euro Area
How they compare
WB: Euro Area currently reports 72.8% against 58.3% in Belgium, a difference of 14.5%.
That makes WB: Euro Area's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, WB: Euro Area has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 211th and WB: Euro Area ranks 214th of 217 countries.
WB: Euro Area has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | WB: Euro Area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.0% | 69.7% | 12.7% | WB: Euro Area |
| 1980s | 52.8% | 67.9% | 15.0% | WB: Euro Area |
| 1990s | 47.7% | 68.0% | 20.3% | WB: Euro Area |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 72.5% | 31.3% | WB: Euro Area |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 71.8% | 21.3% | WB: Euro Area |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 72.6% | 14.8% | WB: Euro Area |
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 WB: Euro Area?
- WB: Euro Area, at 72.8% against 58.3% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Belgium and WB: Euro Area?
- 14.5%, with WB: Euro Area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and WB: Euro Area?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and WB: Euro Area rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Belgium ranks 211th and WB: Euro Area ranks 214th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). 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