School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Belgium
Belgium: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.13 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Belgium, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Belgium is 1.13 GPI, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Belgium peaked at 1.15 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9738 GPI, in 1972.
Belgium ranks 17th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9778 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9738 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9799 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9812 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.994 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.996 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.02 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.03 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.04 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.07 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 1.07 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.08 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.08 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.08 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.11 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.12 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.12 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.13 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.15 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.15 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.14 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.14 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.14 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.14 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.13 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.12 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.13 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9954 GPI | 0.9738 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 1 |
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More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Belgium?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Belgium was 1.13 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9738 GPI in 1972.
- How does Belgium rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.