Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 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 education enrolled in 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% |
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 |
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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 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