Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Belgium
Belgium: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male was 96.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Belgium, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Belgium is 96.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Belgium peaked at 96.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2011.
Belgium ranks 27th of 80 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, urban, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 85.2% | — |
| 2007 | 82.8% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.0% | 82.8% | 85.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 79.0% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 94.9% | 96.4% | 2 |
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More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 239,886 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.045 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Belgium?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Belgium was 96.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male?
- Belgium ranks 27th out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release