Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Belgium
Belgium: Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme was 757,624 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
757,624 Number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
12th
of 46 countries
All-time high
776,413 Number
in 2014
All-time low
718,636 Number
in 2021
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Belgium, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Belgium stood at 757,624 Number.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Belgium peaked at 776,413 Number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 718,636 Number, in 2021.
That places Belgium 12th out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 773,697 Number | — |
| 2014 | 776,413 Number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 773,339 Number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 768,597 Number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 759,820 Number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 750,644 Number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 757,543 Number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 734,308 Number | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 718,636 Number | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 722,658 Number | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 732,349 Number | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 757,624 Number | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 765,722 Number | 750,644 Number | 776,413 Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 733,115 Number | 718,636 Number | 757,624 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 10 Netherlands 833,695 Number compare
- 10 Netherlands 833,695 Number compare
- 13 Romania 694,072 Number compare
- 14 Sweden 568,509 Number compare
- 15 Czechia 455,048 Number compare
More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 550,999 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Belgium?
- Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Belgium was 757,624 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 776,413 Number in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 718,636 Number in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme orientation, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).