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 48 countries
All-time high
773,697 Number
in 2013
All-time low
712,257 Number
in 2022
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.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Belgium peaked at 773,697 Number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 712,257 Number, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 12th of 48 countries on this measure, 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 | 773,075 Number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 773,339 Number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 768,597 Number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 759,778 Number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 750,644 Number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 752,568 Number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 733,900 Number | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 715,942 Number | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 712,257 Number | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 732,349 Number | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 757,624 Number | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 764,528 Number | 750,644 Number | 773,697 Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 730,414 Number | 712,257 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 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 239,886 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.045 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 773,697 Number in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 712,257 Number in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 48 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 2.0%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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