Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Belgium
Belgium: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity was 1.08 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Belgium, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Belgium stood at 1.08 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Belgium peaked at 1.08 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.95 LPIA, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 4th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9923 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.02 LPIA | 0.969 LPIA | 1.06 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 LPIA | 1.02 LPIA | 1.08 LPIA | 2 |
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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, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Belgium?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Belgium was 1.08 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.95 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release