Secondary education, pupils in Belgium
Belgium: Secondary education, pupils was 51.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Belgium, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Belgium is 51.7%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Belgium peaked at 52.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 1972.
Belgium ranks 24th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 48.4% | — |
| 1972 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 49.6% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 49.4% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 49.2% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 50.3% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 51.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.8% | 48.3% | 49.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 49.0% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 49.0% | 50.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 51.2% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 51.7% | 52.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Belgium?
- Secondary education, pupils in Belgium was 51.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 1972.
- How does Belgium rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.