Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Belgium
Belgium: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes was 87.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Belgium, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 87.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Belgium peaked at 87.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2011.
That places Belgium 25th out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 82.2% | — |
| 2007 | 82.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.3% | 82.0% | 82.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 80.4% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 86.3% | 87.1% | 2 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 239,886 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.045 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Belgium?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Belgium was 87.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 25th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release