Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium

Belgium: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general was 43.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
43.2%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
161st
of 179 countries
All-time high
43.2%
in 2018
All-time low
27.0%
in 2010
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium, 1999–2018

0102030401999200820181999: 34.3 %2000: 33.2 %2001: 30.8 %2002: 30.3 %2003: 29.7 %2004: 31.8 %2005: 30.4 %2006: 30.5 %2007: 30.4 %2008: 27.1 %2009: 27.2 %2010: 27 %2011: 27.2 %2012: 27.2 %2013: 39.8 %2014: 40.3 %2015: 40.4 %2016: 40.8 %2017: 42.2 %2018: 43.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium stood at 43.2%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 59.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium peaked at 43.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2010.

That places Belgium 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Belgium, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 34.3%
2000 33.2% -3.1%
2001 30.8% -7.1%
2002 30.3% -1.7%
2003 29.7% -2.1%
2004 31.8% +7.0%
2005 30.4% -4.3%
2006 30.5% +0.3%
2007 30.4% -0.4%
2008 27.1% -11.1%
2009 27.2% +0.4%
2010 27.0% -0.6%
2011 27.2% +0.5%
2012 27.2% +0.1%
2013 39.8% +46.3%
2014 40.3% +1.4%
2015 40.4% +0.3%
2016 40.8% +0.8%
2017 42.2% +3.4%
2018 43.2% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.3% 34.3% 34.3% 1
2000s 30.1% 27.1% 33.2% 10
2010s 36.4% 27.0% 43.2% 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 158 Angola 46.8% compare
  2. 159 Italy 46.4% compare
  3. 160 Romania 43.8% compare
  4. 162 Suriname 40.4% compare
  5. 163 North Macedonia 40.1% compare
  6. 164 Luxembourg 38.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Belgium was 43.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2010.
How does Belgium rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general?
Belgium ranks 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 3,926 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.