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
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium, 1999–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release