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Secondary school enrollment
Gross secondary school enrollment ratio.
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Global perspective
The world estimate was 82.8% in 2025, up 2.6% from 2015. Across the longer period from 2005, the global estimate changed by +16.1% (+24.2%). Latest country observations range from 3.3% in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (2023) to 158.5% in Monaco (2024), with the middle country observation at 91.4%; observation years may differ. Across the derived regional aggregates, Europe reports 104.7%, while Africa reports 23.1%. Over roughly a decade, Europe changed by -2.5%; Africa changed by -24.0%. Among countries with sufficient history, the largest absolute decade increase was +79.4% in Vanuatu, while the largest decrease was -32.2% in Thailand. Coverage includes 205 countries; their latest observation years span 1992-2025, with a median latest year of 2024.
Belgium over time
Belgium reports 143% in 2023. From 2013 to 2023, Belgium decreased by 18.9 percentage points (11.7%). From 2003 to 2023, Belgium decreased by 15.9 percentage points (10.0%). The latest decade changed by −18.9 percentage points, versus +3 percentage points in the preceding decade, indicating a reversal in direction.
Europe and world context
This is 39.2 percentage points above Europe (2023). This is 61.1 percentage points above the world estimate (2023). From 2014 to 2024, Europe decreased by 2.5 percentage points (2.4%). The latest decade changed by −2.5 percentage points, versus +7.9 percentage points in the preceding decade, indicating a reversal in direction.
Belgium has the 2nd-highest latest observation among 205 countries and 2nd among 44 countries in Europe. Latest observation years span 1992-2025, so ranks are descriptive rather than perfectly synchronized.
- Regional spread: Europe is at 104.7% (2024), compared with 23.1% in Africa (2025).
- Largest observed decade increase: Vanuatu changed by +79.4%.
- Largest observed decade decrease: Thailand changed by -32.2%.
- Coverage: 205 countries; the median latest observation is 2024, with latest country observations spanning 1992-2025.
Source
World Bank
Source series SE.SEC.ENRR. World and continent values are derived from available countries using population-weighted averages.