Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 54.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 54.8%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium peaked at 73.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 2021.
That places Belgium 23rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 65.7% | — |
| 2000 | 66.8% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 70.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 68.2% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 72.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 59.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 54.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.7% | 65.7% | 65.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 66.8% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 56.2% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 53.8% | 55.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 54.8% 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 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 23rd 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 9.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release