Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Belgium
Belgium: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 87,623 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Belgium, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Belgium is 87,623, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Belgium peaked at 87,623 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80,786, in 2013.
Belgium ranks 32nd of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 80,786 | — |
| 2014 | 81,023 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 81,393 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 82,514 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 82,915 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 82,714 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 82,137 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 83,552 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 87,527 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 87,623 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81,926 | 80,786 | 82,915 | 7 |
| 2020s | 86,234 | 83,552 | 87,623 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Belgium?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Belgium was 87,623 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 87,623 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,786 in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release