Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 45.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium is 45.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium peaked at 46.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2010.
That places Belgium 169th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.3% | — |
| 2000 | 33.2% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +46.3% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 45.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.3% | 34.3% | 34.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 27.1% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 27.0% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 44.3% | 46.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium was 45.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 169th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release