Share of all students in lower secondary … lower female general in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in lower secondary … lower female general was 83.0% 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
In 2023, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium stood at 83.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% 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, 52.6%, in 2007.
Belgium ranks 193rd of 197 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 female general in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.0% | — |
| 2000 | 62.2% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 54.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +32.7% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 79.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | -0.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 83.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 83% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 83.0% 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 female 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 | +32.7% | 52.6% | 69.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 52.6% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 72.7% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 81.8% | 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 83.0% 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 52.6% in 2007.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 193rd out of 197 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 3.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release