Secondary education, teachers in Belgium
Belgium: Secondary education, teachers was 64.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Belgium, 1972–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Belgium is 64.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Belgium peaked at 64.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 1973.
That places Belgium 75th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 43.3% | — |
| 1973 | 43.1% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 43.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 47.6% | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 51.3% | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 52.8% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 51.6% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 52.2% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 53.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 53.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 62.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.3% | 43.1% | 47.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 51.9% | 51.3% | 52.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 52.8% | 52.2% | 53.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 62.4% | 63.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 63.6% | 64.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 72 Austria 64.3% compare
- 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64.2% compare
- 74 Grenada 64.0% compare
- 76 Uzbekistan 63.9% compare
- 77 Germany 63.9% compare
- 78 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 63.4% compare
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, teachers in Belgium?
- Secondary education, teachers in Belgium was 64.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 1973.
- How does Belgium rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Belgium ranks 75th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.