Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 16.3% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium is 16.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium peaked at 39.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2023.
That places Belgium 8th 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 | 26.4% | — |
| 2000 | 28.1% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | -27.6% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 28.1% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 19.3% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.3% | 18.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 5 Costa Rica 21.1% compare
- 6 Mexico 20.8% compare
- 7 Honduras 17.9% compare
- 9 Puerto Rico 15.2% compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.1% compare
- 11 Australia 11.2% compare
More education data for Belgium
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 16.3% 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 39.2% 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 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 8th 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 21.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release