Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium

Belgium: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.04 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
14th
of 79 countries
All-time high
1.27 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.9267 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
25
1999–2023

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium, 1999–2023

00.511.51999201120231999: 1.3 GPIA2000: 1.3 GPIA2001: 1.2 GPIA2002: 1.2 GPIA2003: 1.1 GPIA2004: 1.2 GPIA2005: 1.2 GPIA2006: 1.2 GPIA2007: 1.2 GPIA2008: 1.1 GPIA2009: 1.1 GPIA2010: 1.1 GPIA2011: 1 GPIA2012: 1 GPIA2013: 0.96 GPIA2014: 0.961 GPIA2015: 0.927 GPIA2016: 0.946 GPIA2017: 0.933 GPIA2018: 0.94 GPIA2019: 0.97 GPIA2020: 0.965 GPIA2021: 0.931 GPIA2022: 0.991 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium is 1.04 GPIA, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium peaked at 1.27 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9267 GPIA, in 2015.

Belgium ranks 14th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Belgium, 1999 to 2023.
Year GPIA Change
1999 1.27 GPIA
2000 1.26 GPIA -0.8%
2001 1.22 GPIA -2.8%
2002 1.16 GPIA -4.9%
2003 1.15 GPIA -1.2%
2004 1.18 GPIA +2.7%
2005 1.17 GPIA -0.7%
2006 1.16 GPIA -1.2%
2007 1.17 GPIA +1.3%
2008 1.06 GPIA -9.6%
2009 1.07 GPIA +0.5%
2010 1.1 GPIA +3.0%
2011 1.03 GPIA -6.5%
2012 1.02 GPIA -0.5%
2013 0.96 GPIA -6.0%
2014 0.9605 GPIA +0.1%
2015 0.9267 GPIA -3.5%
2016 0.9461 GPIA +2.1%
2017 0.9327 GPIA -1.4%
2018 0.9402 GPIA +0.8%
2019 0.9697 GPIA +3.1%
2020 0.9648 GPIA -0.5%
2021 0.9313 GPIA -3.5%
2022 0.9908 GPIA +6.4%
2023 1.04 GPIA +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.27 GPIA 1.27 GPIA 1.27 GPIA 1
2000s 1.16 GPIA 1.06 GPIA 1.26 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9782 GPIA 0.9267 GPIA 1.1 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9819 GPIA 0.9313 GPIA 1.04 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 11 Laos 1.24 GPIA compare
  2. 12 Vanuatu 1.2 GPIA compare
  3. 13 Senegal 1.15 GPIA compare
  4. 15 Portugal 1.03 GPIA compare
  5. 16 Lesotho 1.01 GPIA compare
  6. 17 United Kingdom 1.01 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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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 1.04 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 1.27 GPIA in 1999.
What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9267 GPIA in 2015.
How does Belgium rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
Belgium ranks 14th out of 79 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 8.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
79 places, 1,179 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release