Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 74.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper 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 upper secondary in Belgium is 74.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belgium peaked at 74.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1970.
Belgium ranks 49th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belgium, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.0% | — |
| 1992 | 43.0% | +206.7% |
| 1993 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 45.3% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 46.8% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 48.6% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 48.4% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 61.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 69.2% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 43.0% | 49.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 50.0% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 61.7% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 72.1% | 74.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 46 Saudi Arabia 76.0% compare
- 47 Republic of Moldova 75.3% compare
- 48 New Zealand 75.1% compare
- 50 Netherlands 74.1% compare
- 51 Romania 72.8% compare
- 52 Ukraine 72.5% 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 upper secondary in Belgium?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Belgium was 74.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1970.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Belgium ranks 49th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.