Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Belgium
Belgium: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 90.7% in 2021. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Belgium, 2006β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Belgium stood at 90.7%.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Belgium peaked at 90.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2011.
That places Belgium 19th out of 95 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.2% | 84.1% | 86.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 84.0% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 88.8% | 90.7% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Belgium?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Belgium was 90.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 95 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release