Austria vs Belgium: Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education
Austria
0.6424 NPIA
in 2022
Belgium
0.6727 NPIA
in 2022
Austria rank
32nd
Belgium rank
29th
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.6727 NPIA against 0.6424 NPIA in Austria, a difference of 0.0303 NPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 32nd and Belgium ranks 29th of 49 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.717 NPIA | 0.7136 NPIA | 0.0034 NPIA | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.7563 NPIA | 0.765 NPIA | 0.0087 NPIA | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.6424 NPIA | 0.6727 NPIA | 0.0303 NPIA | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education, Austria or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 0.6727 NPIA against 0.6424 NPIA in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education between Austria and Belgium?
- 0.0303 NPIA, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education?
- Austria ranks 32nd and Belgium ranks 29th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release