Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Belgium
Belgium: Completion rate, primary education, rural, female was 98.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
98.4%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
29th
of 79 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2017
All-time low
97.6%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2016–2021
Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Belgium, 2016–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 98.4% for completion rate, primary education, rural, female in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Belgium ranks 29th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 97.9% | — |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.6% | 97.9% | 99.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.6% | 98.4% | 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, primary education, rural, female in Belgium?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, female in Belgium was 98.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.6% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, female?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release