Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Belgium
Belgium: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.09 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.09 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
67th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.09 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
1.04 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Belgium, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.09 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Belgium peaked at 1.09 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.04 modelled data, in 1981.
Belgium ranks 67th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Belgium, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.04 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.09 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.09 modelled data is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.05 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.07 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Belgium?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Belgium was 1.09 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Belgium rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Belgium ranks 67th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release