Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Belgium
Belgium: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 85.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Belgium, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Belgium is 85.6%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Belgium peaked at 85.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2011.
Belgium ranks 22nd of 94 countries on this measure, 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 | 79.4% | 78.3% | 80.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 76.6% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 84.4% | 85.6% | 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, male in Belgium?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Belgium was 85.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release