Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
59th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.16 GPIA
in 1991
All-time low
0.9255 GPIA
in 1977
Years of data
42
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium stood at 1.05 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9255 GPIA, in 1977.
That places Belgium 59th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9338 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9397 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9441 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9478 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.934 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9333 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9255 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.16 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9881 GPIA | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.994 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9839 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9927 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9836 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9791 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9936 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.987 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9792 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9679 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9566 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9556 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9549 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9524 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9476 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9369 GPIA | 0.9255 GPIA | 0.9478 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9839 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9815 GPIA | 0.9556 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9476 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium was 1.05 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9255 GPIA in 1977.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Belgium ranks 59th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release