Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1004 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Belgium, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per capita in Belgium is 0.1004 units per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.1156 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0748 units per person, in 1971.
That places Belgium 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0748 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0774 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.079 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0803 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0805 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.081 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0826 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0846 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0853 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0851 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0847 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0847 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0831 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0837 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.084 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0837 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0824 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0814 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0799 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0784 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0769 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0762 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1032 units per person | +35.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1041 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1047 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1043 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1011 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1032 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1094 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1112 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1134 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1098 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1145 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1156 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1149 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1141 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1117 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1104 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1079 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1073 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1081 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.108 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.108 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1056 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1043 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1032 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1039 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1018 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0977 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0987 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1004 units per person | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0806 units per person | 0.0748 units per person | 0.0853 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0833 units per person | 0.0799 units per person | 0.0851 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0936 units per person | 0.0762 units per person | 0.1047 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1118 units per person | 0.1032 units per person | 0.1156 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1067 units per person | 0.1032 units per person | 0.1104 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0996 units per person | 0.0977 units per person | 0.1018 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Belgium?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Belgium was 0.1004 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1156 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0748 units per person in 1971.
- How does Belgium rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.