Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium
Belgium: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 58.0% 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
Belgium recorded 58.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium peaked at 73.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 26th 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 | 68.2% | — |
| 2000 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 70.8% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 70.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 58.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.2% | 68.2% | 68.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 68.7% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 58.8% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 57.0% | 58.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 58.0% 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 73.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 26th 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 6.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release