Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 17.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 17.0% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium peaked at 47.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2022.
That places Belgium 6th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 36.0% | — |
| 2000 | 37.8% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 39.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | -36.3% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 30.2% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 18.7% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.3% | 18.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 397,681 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1517 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0338 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 416,707 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1203 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0354 units per person (2023)
- 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)
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 17.0% 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 47.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 83 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 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release