Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general was 83.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium is 83.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium peaked at 83.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2007.
Belgium ranks 192nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 68.7% | — |
| 2000 | 66.9% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 79.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | -0.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 83.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 83% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 83.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 83% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +25.2% | 56.5% | 70.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.7% | 68.7% | 68.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 56.5% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 74.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 81.4% | 83.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium was 83.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2007.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 192nd out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release