Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 48.1% 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
Belgium recorded 48.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium peaked at 49.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2012.
That places Belgium 169th out of 188 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 | 36.7% | — |
| 2000 | 35.1% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 32.4% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 31.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | +53.5% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 44.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 36.7% | 36.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 27.1% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 27.0% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 47.0% | 49.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 166 Suriname 51.0% compare
- 167 Bulgaria 50.0% compare
- 168 Romania 49.4% compare
- 170 Switzerland 47.3% compare
- 171 Luxembourg 45.8% compare
- 172 Liechtenstein 40.4% compare
More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 550,999 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % change on previous year (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 48.1% 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 49.2% 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 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 169th out of 188 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 16.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release