Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 59.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium is 59.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium peaked at 63.7% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 214th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 46.3% | — |
| 1972 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 53.0% | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 55.7% | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 59.5% | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 62.2% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 63.7% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 56.5% | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 54.4% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 54.6% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 54.4% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 56.5% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | -16.1% |
| 1994 | 47.1% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 46.7% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 46.3% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 42.8% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | +32.9% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 56.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 59.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.2% | 46.3% | 63.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 54.7% | 53.8% | 56.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 48.4% | 46.1% | 56.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 39.0% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 40.3% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 58.2% | 60.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 397,681 (2023)
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 59.7% 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 63.7% in 1977.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Belgium ranks 214th out of 219 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 10.4%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release