Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Belgium
Belgium: Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population was 16.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Belgium, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 16.0% for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Belgium peaked at 19.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2024.
That places Belgium 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.2% | — |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.5% | 17.0% | 19.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.0% | 16.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Belgium?
- Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Belgium was 16.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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