Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 40.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Belgium, 1992–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Belgium stood at 40.1%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Belgium peaked at 40.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1992.
Belgium ranks 28th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Belgium, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 16.0% | — |
| 1993 | 17.4% | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 18.2% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.5% | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 21.1% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 16.0% | 21.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 21.8% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 29.9% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 38.6% | 40.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 25 Cayman Islands 42.3% compare
- 26 Israel 42.1% compare
- 27 Latvia 41.9% compare
- 29 Republic of Moldova 40.1% compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 39.9% compare
- 31 Slovenia 39.4% compare
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 short-cycle tertiary in Belgium?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Belgium was 40.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1992.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Belgium ranks 28th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (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 short-cycle tertiary education.