Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium

Belgium: Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 20.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
20.7%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
5th
of 77 countries
All-time high
39.2%
in 2007
All-time low
20.7%
in 2017
Years of data
19
1999–2017

Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium, 1999–2017

0102030401999200820171999: 26.4 %2000: 28.1 %2001: 30.4 %2002: 36.7 %2003: 38 %2004: 36.5 %2005: 37.7 %2006: 39.2 %2007: 39.2 %2008: 28.4 %2009: 28.5 %2010: 24.7 %2011: 24.6 %2012: 24.9 %2013: 20.7 %2014: 21.2 %2015: 20.8 %2016: 21.6 %2017: 20.7 %

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

Analysis

In 2017, share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium stood at 20.7%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium peaked at 39.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2017.

Belgium ranks 5th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Belgium, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 26.4%
2000 28.1% +6.6%
2001 30.4% +8.2%
2002 36.7% +20.7%
2003 38.0% +3.4%
2004 36.5% -3.9%
2005 37.7% +3.3%
2006 39.2% +4.0%
2007 39.2% +0.1%
2008 28.4% -27.6%
2009 28.5% +0.4%
2010 24.7% -13.5%
2011 24.6% -0.0%
2012 24.9% +0.9%
2013 20.7% -16.6%
2014 21.2% +2.0%
2015 20.8% -1.6%
2016 21.6% +3.9%
2017 20.7% -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.4% 26.4% 26.4% 1
2000s 34.3% 28.1% 39.2% 10
2010s 22.4% 20.7% 24.9% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium?
Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Belgium was 20.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2007.
What is the lowest share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2017.
How does Belgium rank for share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
Belgium ranks 5th out of 77 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. 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 male students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of male students in lower secondary 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
122 places, 1,964 data points, 1997–2018
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower 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.