Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Belgium
Belgium: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes was 93.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Belgium, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Belgium is 93.4%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Belgium peaked at 97.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 32nd of 87 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, rural, both sexes in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 82.2% | — |
| 2007 | 85.1% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 93.1% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.8% | 82.2% | 85.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 83.2% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.4% | 94.3% | 2 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 550,999 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Belgium?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Belgium was 93.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 87 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release