Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Belgium
Belgium: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both was 86.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
86.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
45th
of 164 countries
All-time high
86.3%
in 2025
All-time low
68.5%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belgium, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belgium stood at 86.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belgium peaked at 86.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 1981.
Belgium ranks 45th 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, both … modelled data both in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 68.5% | — |
| 1982 | 69.1% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 71.6% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 72.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 73.6% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 74.3% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 76.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 77.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 78.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 86.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 87.5%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 86.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.0%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.6% | 68.5% | 72.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 76.4% | 73.6% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 78.8% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 80.2% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 84.8% | 86.3% | 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, both sexes (modelled data) in Belgium?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Belgium was 86.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 1981.
- How does Belgium rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Belgium ranks 45th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release