Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Belgium
Belgium: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 95.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Belgium, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Belgium stood at 95.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Belgium peaked at 95.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 2011.
Belgium ranks 35th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 87.6% | — |
| 2007 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 86.0% | 88.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 83.6% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.4% | 95.4% | 2 |
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, female in Belgium?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Belgium was 95.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 35th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release