Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Belgium
Belgium: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female was 95.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Belgium, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Belgium is 95.2%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Belgium peaked at 95.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 2011.
That places Belgium 33rd out of 80 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, urban, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 87.8% | — |
| 2007 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 86.0% | 88.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 83.3% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.3% | 95.2% | 2 |
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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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Belgium?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Belgium was 95.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female?
- Belgium ranks 33rd out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release