Belgium vs UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Belgium
54.8%
in 2023
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
36.3%
in 2024
Belgium rank
23rd
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank
24th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Belgium
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 54.8% against 36.3% in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, a difference of 18.5%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 23rd and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 24th of 168 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.7% | 39.8% | 26.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 40.8% | 29.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 50.6% | 12.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 41.6% | 13.0% | Belgium |
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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Belgium, at 54.8% against 36.3% in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Belgium and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 18.5%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 24th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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