Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 58.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
58.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
211th
of 217 countries
All-time high
66.1%
in 1977
All-time low
39.8%
in 2003
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 %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium stood at 58.3%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium peaked at 66.1% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2003.
That places Belgium 211th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 47.8% | — |
| 1972 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 54.5% | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 57.1% | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 61.4% | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 64.3% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 66.1% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 53.3% | -19.4% |
| 1985 | 53.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 52.7% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 51.9% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 51.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 47.7% | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 47.3% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 47.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 46.4% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 45.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 40.7% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 41.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | +27.4% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 58.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.0% | 47.8% | 66.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 52.8% | 51.9% | 53.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 47.7% | 45.9% | 51.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 39.8% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 41.2% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 56.8% | 58.3% | 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 58.3% 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 66.1% in 1977.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Belgium ranks 211th out of 217 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 9.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release