Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 89.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belgium, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belgium is 89.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belgium peaked at 90.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 1970.
Belgium ranks 43rd of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belgium, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.8% | — |
| 2006 | 79.8% | +110.8% |
| 2007 | 80.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.8% | 37.8% | 37.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 79.8% | 82.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 82.4% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 89.4% | 90.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 613,964 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belgium?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belgium was 89.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 1970.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Belgium ranks 43rd out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.