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

Belgium: Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 60.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
60.1%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
22nd
of 155 countries
All-time high
73.1%
in 2010
All-time low
60.1%
in 2017
Years of data
19
1999–2017

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

0204060801999200820171999: 68.2 %2000: 68.7 %2001: 70.8 %2002: 71.4 %2003: 72.2 %2004: 70.4 %2005: 71.2 %2006: 70.7 %2007: 70.7 %2008: 73 %2009: 72.8 %2010: 73.1 %2011: 72.8 %2012: 72.6 %2013: 62.1 %2014: 61.6 %2015: 61.6 %2016: 61.4 %2017: 60.1 %

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 60.1% for share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium peaked at 73.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2017.

That places Belgium 22nd 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 male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Belgium, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 68.2%
2000 68.7% +0.8%
2001 70.8% +3.1%
2002 71.4% +0.7%
2003 72.2% +1.1%
2004 70.4% -2.5%
2005 71.2% +1.1%
2006 70.7% -0.6%
2007 70.7% -0.1%
2008 73.0% +3.3%
2009 72.8% -0.3%
2010 73.1% +0.4%
2011 72.8% -0.5%
2012 72.6% -0.2%
2013 62.1% -14.4%
2014 61.6% -0.9%
2015 61.6% +0.1%
2016 61.4% -0.3%
2017 60.1% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68.2% 68.2% 68.2% 1
2000s 71.2% 68.7% 73.0% 10
2010s 65.7% 60.1% 73.1% 8

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 19 Romania 63.3% compare
  2. 20 North Macedonia 63.2% compare
  3. 21 Poland 60.9% compare
  4. 23 Bulgaria 58.1% compare
  5. 24 Norway 57.5% compare
  6. 25 Suriname 57.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium?
Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Belgium was 60.1% 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 upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2017.
How does Belgium rank for share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Belgium ranks 22nd out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of male students in upper 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
200 places, 3,314 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male 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.