Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Belgium
Belgium: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male was 90.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Belgium, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Belgium is 90.5%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Belgium peaked at 95.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 2008.
That places Belgium 33rd out of 79 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 80.5% | — |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 78.5% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.0% | 78.5% | 85.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 79.1% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 90.5% | 93.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Belgium?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Belgium was 90.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male?
- Belgium ranks 33rd out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release