Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Belgium

Gross secondary school enrolment in Belgium was 143.0% in 2023.

Measure: Secondary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official secondary school-age population Data: 2001 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Belgium, 2023 143.0% % of the official secondary school-age population
Change from 2022 0percentage points 2022: 142.9%
European Union, 2023 107.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 105.3% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2023 1st of 147 See the full ranking

Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Belgium over time

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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Secondary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official secondary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period BelgiumEuropean Union
2024 – 107.0%
2023 143.0% 107.0%
2022 142.9% 107.6%
2021 143.2% 108.0%
2020 151.7% 108.1%
2019 156.6% 107.3%
2018 156.5% 107.6%
2017 158.7% 107.4%
2016 160.7% 107.1%
2015 164.1% 108.0%
2014 162.4% 108.2%
2013 161.8% 108.9%
2012 160.1% 106.7%
2011 159.3% 107.7%
2010 160.7% 107.0%
2009 159.7% 105.6%
2008 160.5% 104.9%
2007 159.4% 103.7%
2006 158.7% 103.7%
2005 157.3% 102.9%
2004 151.6% 101.4%
2003 158.9% 103.7%
2002 157.6% 103.3%
2001 155.9% 102.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 142.9% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 161.8%, the figure has changed by −18.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 147 countries with data for 2023, Belgium has the highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 107.0%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.SEC.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2023 for Belgium
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics