Secondary education, teachers in Belgium
Belgium: Secondary education, teachers was 137,795 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Belgium, 1972–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Belgium recorded 137,795 for secondary education, teachers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Belgium peaked at 137,795 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70,438, in 1973.
Belgium ranks 44th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71,014 | 70,438 | 71,338 | 4 |
| 1980s | 108,233 | 103,999 | 114,628 | 3 |
| 1990s | 115,849 | 106,372 | 128,500 | 5 |
| 2010s | 130,337 | 127,706 | 132,355 | 7 |
| 2020s | 136,289 | 134,644 | 137,795 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 80,763 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.1% (2023)
- Labor force, female 46.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 5.46 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Belgium?
- Secondary education, teachers in Belgium was 137,795 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 137,795 in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,438 in 1973.
- How does Belgium rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Belgium ranks 44th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.