Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Belgium

Belgium: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0582 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0582 units per person
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
137th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0593 units per person
in 2015
All-time low
0.0346 units per person
in 1971
Years of data
37
1971–2017

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Belgium, 1971–2017

00.020.040.061971199420171971: 0.035 units per person1972: 0.036 units per person1973: 0.042 units per person1974: 0.045 units per person1975: 0.048 units per person1976: 0.05 units per person1977: 0.053 units per person1983: 0.047 units per person1984: 0.046 units per person1985: 0.046 units per person1986: 0.046 units per person1987: 0.045 units per person1988: 0.044 units per person1991: 0.043 units per person1993: 0.049 units per person1994: 0.049 units per person1995: 0.049 units per person1996: 0.048 units per person1999: 0.047 units per person2000: 0.047 units per person2001: 0.047 units per person2002: 0.045 units per person2003: 0.045 units per person2004: 0.046 units per person2005: 0.046 units per person2006: 0.046 units per person2007: 0.045 units per person2008: 0.044 units per person2009: 0.044 units per person2010: 0.044 units per person2011: 0.044 units per person2012: 0.044 units per person2013: 0.058 units per person2014: 0.059 units per person2015: 0.059 units per person2016: 0.057 units per person2017: 0.058 units per person

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

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Belgium, 1971 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 134 Cambodia 0.0587 units per person compare
  2. 135 Russian Federation 0.0583 units per person compare
  3. 136 Spain 0.0582 units per person compare
  4. 138 Iran 0.0579 units per person compare
  5. 139 Pakistan 0.0569 units per person compare
  6. 140 Lebanon 0.0568 units per person compare

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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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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

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.