Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belgium

Belgium: Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 90.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
90.7%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
66th
of 94 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2008
All-time low
90.1%
in 2015
Years of data
19
1999–2017

Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belgium, 1999–2017

0204060801001999200820171999: 99.6 %2000: 99.1 %2001: 99.3 %2002: 99.4 %2003: 99.2 %2004: 99.5 %2005: 99.5 %2006: 99.6 %2007: 99.7 %2008: 99.7 %2009: 99.7 %2010: 99.7 %2011: 99.6 %2012: 99.6 %2013: 90.3 %2014: 90.3 %2015: 90.1 %2016: 91.2 %2017: 90.7 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belgium is 90.7%, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belgium peaked at 99.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 90.1%, in 2015.

That places Belgium 66th out of 94 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Belgium, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 99.6%
2000 99.1% -0.5%
2001 99.3% +0.2%
2002 99.4% +0.1%
2003 99.2% -0.2%
2004 99.5% +0.3%
2005 99.5% +0.0%
2006 99.6% +0.1%
2007 99.7% +0.1%
2008 99.7% +0.0%
2009 99.7% -0.1%
2010 99.7% +0.0%
2011 99.6% -0.0%
2012 99.6% -0.0%
2013 90.3% -9.4%
2014 90.3% +0.0%
2015 90.1% -0.2%
2016 91.2% +1.3%
2017 90.7% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 1
2000s 99.5% 99.1% 99.7% 10
2010s 93.9% 90.1% 99.7% 8

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 63 Jamaica 94.6% compare
  2. 64 Germany 94.3% compare
  3. 65 Tanzania, United Republic of 93.2% compare
  4. 67 Bangladesh 90.2% compare
  5. 68 Switzerland 82.0% compare
  6. 69 Syrian Arab Republic 76.8% compare

See the full ranking of 94 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belgium?
Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Belgium was 90.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2008.
What is the lowest share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 90.1% in 2015.
How does Belgium rank for share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Belgium ranks 66th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
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
94 places, 1,138 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the post-secondary non-tertiary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the post-secondary non-tertiary 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.