Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 41.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Belgium, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 41.1% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2023.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Belgium peaked at 41.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1970.
Belgium ranks 32nd of 111 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 post-secondary, population in Belgium, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.2% | — |
| 2006 | 28.0% | +771.0% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 41.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 28.0% | 30.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 31.7% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 39.5% | 41.1% | 4 |
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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 educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Belgium?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Belgium was 41.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1970.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.