Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 39.4% 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 39.4% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2023.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Belgium peaked at 39.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1970.
That places Belgium 33rd out of 110 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 post-secondary, population in Belgium, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.2% | — |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +444.7% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 28.2% | 30.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 31.7% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 37.3% | 39.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
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 39.4% 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 39.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1970.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Belgium ranks 33rd out of 110 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 19.5%. 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+, total (%) (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.