Belgium - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Belgium was 118.01 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 121.92 in 2005 and a minimum value of 100.21 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 100.41
1972 100.21
1973 100.50
1974 102.94
1975 105.53
1976 107.88
1977 107.12
1978 103.70
1979 102.13
1980 101.65
1981 103.03
1982 105.00
1983 106.79
1984 108.83
1985 110.50
1986 110.48
1987 107.37
1988 104.97
1989 103.56
1990 103.97
1991 105.03
1992 111.47
1993 114.73
1994 117.78
1995 120.02
1996 119.49
1999 114.46
2000 115.60
2001 116.36
2002 117.49
2003 118.90
2004 118.94
2005 121.92
2006 120.78
2007 118.97
2008 118.09
2009 118.01

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Belgium was 117.78 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 121.58 in 2005 and a minimum value of 100.77 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 100.90
1972 100.77
1973 100.90
1974 103.47
1975 105.79
1976 108.05
1977 107.30
1978 103.67
1979 102.31
1980 101.89
1981 103.67
1982 105.89
1983 107.41
1984 109.07
1985 110.51
1986 110.51
1987 107.32
1988 104.98
1989 103.66
1990 104.06
1991 104.91
1992 111.34
1993 114.75
1994 117.70
1995 119.47
1996 119.28
1999 113.54
2000 114.95
2001 115.95
2002 117.25
2003 118.25
2004 118.55
2005 121.58
2006 120.44
2007 118.54
2008 117.65
2009 117.78

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Belgium was 118.23 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 122.25 in 2005 and a minimum value of 99.68 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 99.95
1972 99.68
1973 100.11
1974 102.43
1975 105.29
1976 107.71
1977 106.95
1978 103.72
1979 101.96
1980 101.42
1981 102.42
1982 104.16
1983 106.19
1984 108.59
1985 110.50
1986 110.46
1987 107.40
1988 104.97
1989 103.47
1990 103.90
1991 105.14
1992 111.59
1993 114.72
1994 117.85
1995 120.54
1996 119.70
1999 115.33
2000 116.23
2001 116.75
2002 117.72
2003 119.53
2004 119.31
2005 122.25
2006 121.10
2007 119.37
2008 118.51
2009 118.23

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Belgium was 104.63 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 109.36 in 2000 and a minimum value of 97.59 in 1985.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 108.72
1972 107.97
1973 102.12
1974 104.34
1975 104.10
1976 104.16
1977 103.95
1978 103.69
1979 103.20
1980 103.58
1981 103.47
1982 102.96
1983 99.72
1984 98.60
1985 97.59
1986 97.71
1987 98.52
1988 99.65
1989 100.22
1990 100.23
1991 100.18
1992 99.33
1993 103.27
1994 102.90
1995 103.02
1996 103.34
1999 107.79
2000 109.36
2001 109.02
2002 108.22
2003 107.41
2004 105.66
2005 105.02
2006 104.85
2007 105.24
2008 105.32
2009 104.63

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Belgium was 104.41 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 109.09 in 2000 and a minimum value of 97.95 in 1985.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 108.06
1972 107.24
1973 102.52
1974 104.06
1975 103.64
1976 103.69
1977 103.35
1978 103.14
1979 103.02
1980 103.23
1981 103.19
1982 102.77
1983 99.93
1984 98.94
1985 97.95
1986 97.98
1987 99.00
1988 100.18
1989 100.73
1990 100.72
1991 100.93
1992 99.96
1993 102.78
1994 102.36
1995 102.50
1996 102.91
1999 107.40
2000 109.09
2001 108.68
2002 107.82
2003 106.89
2004 105.43
2005 104.76
2006 104.57
2007 105.06
2008 105.17
2009 104.41

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Belgium was 104.83 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 109.61 in 2000 and a minimum value of 97.26 in 1985.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 109.34
1972 108.66
1973 101.74
1974 104.60
1975 104.53
1976 104.60
1977 104.52
1978 104.22
1979 103.37
1980 103.90
1981 103.73
1982 103.14
1983 99.52
1984 98.27
1985 97.26
1986 97.45
1987 98.07
1988 99.16
1989 99.73
1990 99.77
1991 99.46
1992 98.73
1993 103.74
1994 103.41
1995 103.51
1996 103.74
1999 108.16
2000 109.61
2001 109.35
2002 108.60
2003 107.90
2004 105.88
2005 105.27
2006 105.13
2007 105.41
2008 105.47
2009 104.83

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Belgium was 98.83 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.15 in 2001 and a minimum value of 92.23 in 1985.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1977 95.37
1979 96.79
1980 97.72
1981 97.02
1982 97.24
1983 93.99
1984 93.02
1985 92.23
1986 93.26
1987 94.32
1988 95.42
1991 96.43
1992 95.48
1993 98.44
1994 98.07
1995 98.24
1996 98.80
1999 99.13
2000 99.06
2001 99.15
2002 98.88
2003 98.76
2004 98.87
2005 98.89
2006 98.81
2007 98.87
2008 98.80
2009 98.83

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Belgium was 98.96 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.25 in 2001 and a minimum value of 92.96 in 1985.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1977 95.25
1979 96.95
1980 97.91
1981 97.41
1982 97.43
1983 94.63
1984 93.74
1985 92.96
1986 93.85
1987 95.06
1988 96.22
1991 97.38
1992 96.36
1993 98.43
1994 98.05
1995 98.21
1996 98.81
1999 99.23
2000 99.22
2001 99.25
2002 98.95
2003 98.76
2004 99.05
2005 99.07
2006 98.93
2007 99.07
2008 98.98
2009 98.96

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Belgium was 98.71 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.06 in 2001 and a minimum value of 91.53 in 1985.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1977 95.47
1979 96.65
1980 97.53
1981 96.66
1982 97.05
1983 93.37
1984 92.33
1985 91.53
1986 92.69
1987 93.61
1988 94.66
1991 95.52
1992 94.64
1993 98.45
1994 98.08
1995 98.28
1996 98.80
1999 99.04
2000 98.90
2001 99.06
2002 98.82
2003 98.76
2004 98.70
2005 98.71
2006 98.70
2007 98.68
2008 98.63
2009 98.71

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Belgium was 54.06 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 55.05 in 1999, while its lowest value was 54.06 in 2009.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1999 55.05
2000 54.45
2001 54.41
2002 54.31
2003 54.18
2004 54.66
2005 54.55
2006 54.43
2007 54.26
2008 54.08
2009 54.06

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Belgium was 110.53 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 162.35 in 2003 and a minimum value of 81.55 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 81.55
1972 83.50
1973 83.81
1974 83.67
1975 82.70
1976 82.58
1977 84.14
1978 86.77
1979 88.51
1980 89.62
1981 90.67
1982 92.21
1983 92.11
1984 94.74
1985 97.07
1986 98.83
1987 99.48
1988 100.66
1989 101.19
1990 101.41
1991 101.44
1992 102.29
1993 140.46
1994 143.32
1995 145.32
1996 145.58
1999 141.33
2000 145.13
2001 155.04
2002 158.27
2003 162.35
2004 110.67
2005 111.54
2006 112.12
2007 112.28
2008 111.18
2009 110.53

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Belgium was 108.80 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 170.27 in 2003 and a minimum value of 80.61 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 80.61
1972 82.37
1973 82.93
1974 82.82
1975 82.38
1976 82.30
1977 84.66
1978 87.55
1979 89.29
1980 90.82
1981 92.12
1982 93.43
1983 93.80
1984 95.77
1985 98.20
1986 99.42
1987 99.97
1988 101.03
1989 101.59
1990 101.97
1991 101.90
1992 102.68
1993 144.57
1994 147.59
1995 150.52
1996 150.53
1999 146.41
2000 152.23
2001 163.34
2002 167.33
2003 170.27
2004 108.72
2005 109.53
2006 110.18
2007 110.17
2008 109.30
2009 108.80

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Belgium was 112.20 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 154.77 in 2003 and a minimum value of 82.44 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 82.44
1972 84.59
1973 84.65
1974 84.47
1975 83.00
1976 82.84
1977 83.65
1978 86.02
1979 87.76
1980 88.47
1981 89.28
1982 91.04
1983 90.49
1984 93.76
1985 96.00
1986 98.26
1987 99.02
1988 100.31
1989 100.81
1990 100.87
1991 101.01
1992 101.91
1993 136.53
1994 139.24
1995 140.34
1996 140.85
1999 136.46
2000 138.36
2001 147.12
2002 149.62
2003 154.77
2004 112.53
2005 113.46
2006 113.97
2007 114.30
2008 112.99
2009 112.20

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Belgium was 88.18 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.24 in 1995 and a minimum value of 87.96 in 2004.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1993 95.35
1994 97.17
1995 98.24
1996 97.15
2004 87.96
2005 88.18

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Belgium was 86.53 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.25 in 1995 and a minimum value of 85.94 in 2004.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1993 95.35
1994 97.26
1995 98.25
1996 97.46
2004 85.94
2005 86.53

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Belgium was 89.76 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.23 in 1995 and a minimum value of 89.76 in 2005.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1993 95.35
1994 97.08
1995 98.23
1996 96.86
2004 89.89
2005 89.76

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Belgium was 68.66 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 68.70 in 2008, while its lowest value was 57.31 in 2003.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
2000 59.38
2001 57.84
2002 57.41
2003 57.31
2004 67.77
2005 68.15
2006 68.33
2007 68.35
2008 68.70
2009 68.66

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Belgium was 67.46 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 67.46 in 2009 and a minimum value of 17.11 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 17.11
1972 17.18
1973 18.90
1974 19.87
1975 20.28
1976 22.52
1977 23.59
1978 24.23
1979 25.51
1980 25.04
1981 24.52
1982 26.59
1983 27.40
1984 28.46
1985 31.10
1986 31.72
1987 32.87
1988 33.83
1989 35.47
1990 37.77
1991 39.37
1993 45.51
1994 48.57
1995 53.96
1996 55.62
1999 55.90
2000 57.00
2001 57.79
2002 58.74
2003 59.68
2004 61.37
2005 61.84
2006 62.64
2007 62.53
2008 63.78
2009 67.46

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Belgium was 75.13 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 75.13 in 2009 and a minimum value of 12.64 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 12.64
1972 12.90
1973 14.99
1974 16.23
1975 17.00
1976 18.98
1977 20.12
1978 20.94
1979 21.80
1980 21.86
1981 22.20
1982 24.09
1983 25.33
1984 26.61
1985 28.77
1986 29.60
1987 31.53
1988 32.70
1989 33.73
1990 37.05
1991 38.82
1993 45.46
1994 48.94
1995 54.43
1996 56.64
1999 59.96
2000 60.63
2001 62.16
2002 63.43
2003 64.69
2004 67.04
2005 68.29
2006 69.56
2007 69.77
2008 71.31
2009 75.13

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Belgium was 60.04 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60.04 in 2009 and a minimum value of 21.29 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 21.41
1972 21.29
1973 22.65
1974 23.35
1975 23.42
1976 25.91
1977 26.92
1978 27.38
1979 29.07
1980 28.08
1981 26.75
1982 28.98
1983 29.39
1984 30.23
1985 33.34
1986 33.75
1987 34.15
1988 34.90
1989 37.14
1990 38.45
1991 39.90
1993 45.56
1994 48.21
1995 53.50
1996 54.64
1999 51.98
2000 53.48
2001 53.57
2002 54.21
2003 54.83
2004 55.86
2005 55.57
2006 55.91
2007 55.50
2008 56.48
2009 60.04

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation