Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belgium
Belgium: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 91.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belgium, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belgium is 91.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belgium peaked at 91.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 1981.
Belgium ranks 75th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 72.0% | — |
| 1982 | 72.5% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 73.6% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 74.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 74.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 75.3% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 75.8% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 78.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 78.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.2% | 72.0% | 76.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 78.6% | 76.7% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 80.2% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 82.9% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 90.3% | 91.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belgium?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belgium was 91.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 1981.
- How does Belgium rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Belgium ranks 75th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release