Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Belgium
Belgium: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 83.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Belgium, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 83.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Belgium peaked at 84.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2011.
Belgium ranks 23rd of 81 countries on this measure, 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, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 78.4% | — |
| 2007 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.6% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.5% | 78.4% | 80.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 76.6% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 83.8% | 84.3% | 2 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Belgium?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Belgium was 83.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Belgium ranks 23rd out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release