Secondary education, vocational pupils in Belgium
Belgium: Secondary education, vocational pupils was 50.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Belgium, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2017, secondary education, vocational pupils in Belgium stood at 50.5%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils in Belgium peaked at 53.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 1991.
That places Belgium 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 49.8% | — |
| 1972 | 49.6% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 50.0% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 51.2% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 51.6% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 52.6% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 48.2% | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 47.7% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 47.4% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 46.9% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 43.5% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 50.6% | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 50.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 53.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 51.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.7% | 49.6% | 52.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 46.9% | 48.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 49.4% | 43.5% | 51.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 51.1% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 50.5% | 53.2% | 8 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 613,964 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils in Belgium?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils in Belgium was 50.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 1991.
- How does Belgium rank for secondary education, vocational pupils?
- Belgium ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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, vocational pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.