Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Belgium

Belgium: Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who was 51.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
51.1%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
53.7%
in 2012
All-time low
48.3%
in 1999
Years of data
19
1999–2017

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Belgium, 1999–2017

02040601999200820171999: 48.3 %2000: 49.6 %2001: 50.3 %2002: 50.3 %2003: 49.6 %2004: 48.9 %2005: 50.2 %2006: 50.7 %2007: 51 %2008: 53.3 %2009: 53.4 %2010: 53 %2011: 53.4 %2012: 53.7 %2013: 51.8 %2014: 51.6 %2015: 51.5 %2016: 51.3 %2017: 51.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Belgium stood at 51.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Belgium peaked at 53.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 1999.

Belgium ranks 22nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%) in Belgium, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 48.3%
2000 49.6% +2.7%
2001 50.3% +1.4%
2002 50.3% +0.1%
2003 49.6% -1.4%
2004 48.9% -1.4%
2005 50.2% +2.6%
2006 50.7% +1.0%
2007 51.0% +0.6%
2008 53.3% +4.5%
2009 53.4% +0.1%
2010 53.0% -0.7%
2011 53.4% +0.7%
2012 53.7% +0.5%
2013 51.8% -3.5%
2014 51.6% -0.3%
2015 51.5% -0.3%
2016 51.3% -0.5%
2017 51.1% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.3% 48.3% 48.3% 1
2000s 50.7% 48.9% 53.4% 10
2010s 52.2% 51.1% 53.7% 8

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 51.6% compare
  2. 20 Sweden 51.5% compare
  3. 21 Nepal 51.2% compare
  4. 23 Guatemala 51.0% compare
  5. 24 Paraguay 50.7% compare
  6. 25 Finland 50.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Belgium?
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Belgium was 51.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 1999.
How does Belgium rank for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
Belgium ranks 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,261 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female vocational education students at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year.