Belgium vs Norway: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Belgium
45.2%
in 2023
Norway
47.5%
in 2024
Belgium rank
169th
Norway rank
167th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 47.5% against 45.2% in Belgium, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 169th and Norway ranks 167th of 190 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.3% | 46.4% | 12.1% | Norway |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 42.0% | 11.8% | Norway |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 48.9% | 11.7% | Norway |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 48.1% | 2.7% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Belgium or Norway?
- Norway, at 47.5% against 45.2% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Belgium and Norway?
- 2.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 169th and Norway ranks 167th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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