Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender was 0.9782 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium stood at 0.9782 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium peaked at 0.9782 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9223 GPIA, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 44th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9321 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9252 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9223 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.923 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9321 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9348 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9328 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9449 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.945 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9475 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9484 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9576 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9695 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9726 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9748 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9579 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9674 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9782 GPIA | +1.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.9782 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9901 GPIA, 99% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.9782 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9931 GPIA, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9256 GPIA | 0.9223 GPIA | 0.9321 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9485 GPIA | 0.9321 GPIA | 0.9726 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9696 GPIA | 0.9579 GPIA | 0.9782 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium was 0.9782 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9782 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9223 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Belgium ranks 44th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release