Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium
Belgium: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9982 index in 2023. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium is 0.9982 index, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium peaked at 0.9998 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9938 index, in 2006.
That places Belgium 110th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9963 index | 0.9938 index | 0.9981 index | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9959 index | 0.9943 index | 0.9974 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9983 index | 0.9976 index | 0.9998 index | 4 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 80,763 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.38 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium was 0.9982 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9998 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9938 index in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belgium ranks 110th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.