Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.9917 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium stood at 0.9917 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8656 GPIA, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 186th of 192 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.87 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8656 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8763 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8884 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8938 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8753 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8761 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8805 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8659 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9747 GPIA | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9722 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9646 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9911 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9926 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9917 GPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.87 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8969 GPIA | 0.8656 GPIA | 0.9747 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9646 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9917 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
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 0.9917 GPIA 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 1.02 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8656 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 186th out of 192 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 down 1.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release