Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9888 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 0.9888 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium peaked at 0.9888 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9249 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Belgium 21st out of 36 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 secondary education or in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9401 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9315 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9249 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9347 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9468 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9433 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9453 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9537 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9602 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9576 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9612 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.976 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9774 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.986 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9786 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9691 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.973 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9888 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9328 GPIA | 0.9249 GPIA | 0.9401 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9607 GPIA | 0.9433 GPIA | 0.986 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9774 GPIA | 0.9691 GPIA | 0.9888 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium was 0.9888 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 0.9888 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9249 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Belgium ranks 21st out of 36 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 3.7%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release