Enrolment in secondary education, female in Belgium
Belgium: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 609,635 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
609,635 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
60th
of 203 countries
All-time high
639,423 number
in 2008
All-time low
350,036 number
in 1971
Years of data
46
1971–2018
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Belgium, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 609,635 number for enrolment in secondary education, female in 2018.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Belgium peaked at 639,423 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 350,036 number, in 1971.
Belgium ranks 60th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 350,036 number | — |
| 1972 | 362,973 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 372,718 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 380,062 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 384,460 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 387,798 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 399,510 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 410,981 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 414,676 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 415,802 number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 415,108 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 413,756 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 407,571 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 407,730 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 409,333 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 405,651 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 399,250 number | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 395,084 number | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 389,430 number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 383,871 number | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 377,568 number | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 375,520 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 523,395 number | +39.4% |
| 1994 | 530,273 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 537,673 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 535,324 number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 523,256 number | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 541,800 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 578,670 number | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 593,536 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 602,920 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 585,359 number | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 620,042 number | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 631,945 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 635,201 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 639,423 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 632,323 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 627,533 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 620,813 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 622,434 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 629,466 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 630,549 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 634,895 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 618,523 number | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 613,356 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 609,635 number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 384,802 number | 350,036 number | 414,676 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 405,872 number | 389,430 number | 415,802 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 473,360 number | 375,520 number | 537,673 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 606,122 number | 541,800 number | 639,423 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 623,023 number | 609,635 number | 634,895 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Belgium?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Belgium was 609,635 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 639,423 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 350,036 number in 1971.
- How does Belgium rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 60th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.