Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender was 0.9873 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 0.9873 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium peaked at 0.9945 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9301 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Belgium 35th out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 rural gender in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9357 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9448 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9301 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9386 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.936 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9397 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9582 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9725 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9643 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9578 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.951 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9711 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9757 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9703 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.974 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9732 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9945 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9873 GPIA | -0.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.9873 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9904 GPIA, 100% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.9873 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9904 GPIA, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9373 GPIA | 0.9301 GPIA | 0.9448 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9597 GPIA | 0.936 GPIA | 0.9757 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9822 GPIA | 0.9732 GPIA | 0.9945 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 0.9873 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 0.9945 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9301 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Belgium ranks 35th 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 1.5%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release