Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belgium
Belgium: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 45.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belgium, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belgium stood at 45.3%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belgium peaked at 60.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 1977.
That places Belgium 5th out of 200 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 52.2% | — |
| 1972 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 45.5% | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 42.9% | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 38.6% | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 35.7% | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 33.9% | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 46.7% | +38.0% |
| 1985 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 48.1% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 52.3% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 52.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 53.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 54.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 60.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 59.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.0% | 33.9% | 52.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 47.2% | 46.7% | 48.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 52.3% | 48.3% | 54.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 54.5% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 45.3% | 58.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belgium?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Belgium was 45.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1977.
- How does Belgium rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Belgium ranks 5th out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.