Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female was 92.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium stood at 92.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium peaked at 92.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 2006.
That places Belgium 22nd out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 74.6% | — |
| 2007 | 76.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 92.1% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 92.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.7%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 92.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.9%, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.4% | 74.6% | 77.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 77.0% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 89.9% | 92.3% | 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 92.3% 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 92.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 94 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 13.6%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release