Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 42.0% 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 42.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium peaked at 43.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2010.
That places Belgium 164th 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 | 31.8% | — |
| 2000 | 31.3% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +38.3% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 42.6% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 27.0% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 26.9% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 41.3% | 43.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 613,964 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 42.0% 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 43.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 164th 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 10.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release