Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0582 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Belgium, 1971–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Belgium is 0.0582 units per person, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0593 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0346 units per person, in 1971.
Belgium ranks 137th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0346 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0359 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0419 units per person | +16.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0447 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0479 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0504 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0526 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0469 units per person | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0455 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.046 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0457 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0448 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0438 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0435 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0489 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0491 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0489 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0482 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0466 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0465 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0469 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0453 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0453 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.046 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0463 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0462 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0454 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0445 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0437 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0445 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0439 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0437 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0585 units per person | +33.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0586 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0593 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0575 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0582 units per person | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.044 units per person | 0.0346 units per person | 0.0526 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0454 units per person | 0.0438 units per person | 0.0469 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0475 units per person | 0.0435 units per person | 0.0491 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0456 units per person | 0.0437 units per person | 0.0469 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.053 units per person | 0.0437 units per person | 0.0593 units per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Belgium?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Belgium was 0.0582 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0593 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0346 units per person in 1971.
- How does Belgium rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 137th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.