Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 51.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
51.9%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
21st
of 168 countries
All-time high
73.0%
in 2012
All-time low
50.8%
in 2021
Years of data
25
1999–2023
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium stood at 51.9%.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium peaked at 73.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 21st of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 63.3% | — |
| 2000 | 64.9% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 67.6% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 72.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 63.3% | 63.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 64.9% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 53.9% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 50.8% | 53.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 18 Liechtenstein 59.6% compare
- 19 Luxembourg 54.2% compare
- 20 Switzerland 52.7% compare
- 22 Romania 50.6% compare
- 23 Bulgaria 50.0% compare
- 24 Suriname 49.0% compare
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 51.9% 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 73.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 21st out of 168 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 down 11.4%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release