Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 88.9% 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 88.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belgium peaked at 88.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 1970.
That places Belgium 44th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 33.9% | — |
| 2006 | 76.8% | +126.7% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 84.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.1% | 76.8% | 79.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 79.6% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 88.2% | 88.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 41 Luxembourg 90.7% compare
- 42 Netherlands 90.3% compare
- 43 Republic of Korea 90.0% compare
- 45 Puerto Rico 88.8% compare
- 46 Brunei Darussalam 88.7% compare
- 47 Poland 88.2% compare
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belgium?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Belgium was 88.9% 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 88.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1970.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Belgium ranks 44th out of 134 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 8.9%. 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+, total (%) (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.