Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 40.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
40.3%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
6th
of 216 countries
All-time high
61.0%
in 2008
All-time low
36.3%
in 1977
Years of data
43
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belgium, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 40.3% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belgium peaked at 61.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 1977.
Belgium ranks 6th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 53.7% | — |
| 1972 | 53.6% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 47.0% | -12.4% |
| 1974 | 44.3% | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 40.5% | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 37.8% | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 36.3% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 43.5% | +19.9% |
| 1984 | 45.6% | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 45.2% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 45.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 45.6% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 46.2% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 43.5% | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 52.6% | +20.9% |
| 1994 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 53.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 54.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 57.2% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 59.3% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 60.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 60.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.8% | 36.3% | 53.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 43.5% | 46.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 43.5% | 53.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 54.9% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 42.6% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 40.0% | 41.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belgium?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belgium was 40.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 1977.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release