Secondary education, general pupils in Belgium
Belgium: Secondary education, general pupils was 52.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Belgium, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 52.6% for secondary education, general pupils in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Belgium peaked at 53.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 1971.
That places Belgium 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 46.7% | — |
| 1972 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 47.0% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 47.1% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 50.5% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 50.9% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 50.6% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 53.4% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 50.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.0% | 46.7% | 47.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 50.5% | 50.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 50.0% | 53.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 50.8% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 50.9% | 53.0% | 8 |
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More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Belgium?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Belgium was 52.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 1971.
- How does Belgium rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.