Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium
Belgium: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 55.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium stood at 55.9%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium peaked at 73.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 2017.
That places Belgium 19th out of 155 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.3% | — |
| 2000 | 64.9% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 67.6% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 72.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 63.3% | 63.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 64.9% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 55.9% | 73.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 16 Liechtenstein 59.0% compare
- 17 Suriname 58.6% compare
- 18 Switzerland 56.9% compare
- 20 North Macedonia 54.9% compare
- 21 Angola 49.6% compare
- 22 Romania 48.9% compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium?
- Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium was 55.9% 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 upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 2017.
- How does Belgium rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary 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.