Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Belgium
Belgium: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 14 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 73 countries
All-time high
15
in 1970
All-time low
14
in 1993
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Belgium, 1970–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 14 for official entrance age to upper secondary education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Belgium peaked at 15 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 14, in 1993.
Belgium ranks 65th of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15 | — |
| 1971 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.3 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Belgium?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Belgium was 14 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 1993.
- How does Belgium rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Belgium ranks 65th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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