Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Belgium

Belgium: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 98.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
98.4%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 143 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 1999
All-time low
70.2%
in 1977
Years of data
16
1977–2018

Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Belgium, 1977–2018

0204060801001977199720181977: 70.2 %1993: 99.1 %1999: 99.4 %2000: 97.9 %2001: 98.5 %2002: 98.8 %2009: 99 %2010: 97 %2011: 96.7 %2012: 97.4 %2013: 97.8 %2014: 97.8 %2015: 98.3 %2016: 98.7 %2017: 98.9 %2018: 98.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 98.4% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Belgium peaked at 99.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 1977.

That places Belgium 7th out of 143 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) in Belgium, 1977 to 2018.
Year % Change
1977 70.2% —
1993 99.1% +41.3%
1999 99.4% +0.3%
2000 97.9% -1.5%
2001 98.5% +0.6%
2002 98.8% +0.3%
2009 99.0% +0.1%
2010 97.0% -2.0%
2011 96.7% -0.3%
2012 97.4% +0.8%
2013 97.8% +0.4%
2014 97.8% +0.0%
2015 98.3% +0.4%
2016 98.7% +0.5%
2017 98.9% +0.2%
2018 98.4% -0.5%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 98.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.5%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 98.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +41.3% 70.2% 99.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 70.2% 70.2% 70.2% 1
1990s 99.3% 99.1% 99.4% 2
2000s 98.6% 97.9% 99.0% 4
2010s 97.9% 96.7% 98.9% 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 4 Ireland 99.1% compare
  2. 5 Spain 98.9% compare
  3. 6 Slovenia 98.6% compare
  4. 8 Estonia 98.3% compare
  5. 9 Lithuania 97.9% compare
  6. 10 Barbados 97.3% compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Belgium?
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Belgium was 98.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 1977.
How does Belgium rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
Belgium ranks 7th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,036 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students of the official age group for upper secondary education who are enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding female population. Divide the total number of female students in the official school age range for upper secondary education who are enrolled in any level of education by the female population of the same age group and multiply the result by 100. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER provides a measure of the proportion of children in the official relevant school age group who are enrolled in levels of education below the one intended for their age. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER for upper secondary education is due to enrolment in pre-primary or primary education. The total NER should be based on total enrolment of the official relevant school age group in any level of education for all types of schools and education institutions, including public, private and all other institutions that provide organized educational programmes. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/