Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Belgium

Belgium: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 118.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
118.0%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
7th
of 188 countries
All-time high
121.0%
in 2013
All-time low
109.5%
in 2008
Years of data
24
1993–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Belgium, 1993–2018

02550751001251993200520181993: 114.1 %1994: 113.6 %1995: 113.6 %1996: 112.5 %1999: 112.7 %2000: 114.8 %2001: 116.4 %2002: 116.4 %2003: 116.8 %2004: 115.1 %2005: 115.6 %2006: 116 %2007: 115.6 %2008: 109.5 %2009: 109.6 %2010: 110.4 %2011: 111.1 %2012: 111.5 %2013: 121 %2014: 120.6 %2015: 120.9 %2016: 119.9 %2017: 119.5 %2018: 118 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Belgium stood at 118.0%.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Belgium peaked at 121.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 109.5%, in 2008.

That places Belgium 7th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Belgium, 1993 to 2018.
Year % Change
1993 114.1%
1994 113.6% -0.4%
1995 113.6% -0.0%
1996 112.5% -1.0%
1999 112.7% +0.2%
2000 114.8% +1.9%
2001 116.4% +1.3%
2002 116.4% +0.0%
2003 116.8% +0.3%
2004 115.1% -1.5%
2005 115.6% +0.4%
2006 116.0% +0.3%
2007 115.6% -0.3%
2008 109.5% -5.3%
2009 109.6% +0.1%
2010 110.4% +0.7%
2011 111.1% +0.6%
2012 111.5% +0.4%
2013 121.0% +8.5%
2014 120.6% -0.3%
2015 120.9% +0.3%
2016 119.9% -0.9%
2017 119.5% -0.3%
2018 118.0% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 113.3% 112.5% 114.1% 5
2000s 114.6% 109.5% 116.8% 10
2010s 117.0% 110.4% 121.0% 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 4 Costa Rica 123.5% compare
  2. 5 Sierra Leone 122.7% compare
  3. 6 Namibia 120.3% compare
  4. 8 Brazil 117.1% compare
  5. 9 Argentina 116.8% compare
  6. 10 Palau 116.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Belgium?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Belgium was 118.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 121.0% in 2013.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 109.5% in 2008.
How does Belgium rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Belgium ranks 7th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.