Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 89.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium stood at 89.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium peaked at 90.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 1970.
Belgium ranks 43rd of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.8% | — |
| 2006 | 79.8% | +110.8% |
| 2007 | 80.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.8% | 37.8% | 37.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 79.8% | 82.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 82.4% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 89.4% | 90.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 40 Mongolia 91.3% compare
- 41 Netherlands 90.9% compare
- 42 Luxembourg 90.7% compare
- 44 Poland 89.8% compare
- 45 Brunei Darussalam 89.7% compare
- 46 Chile 89.1% 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium was 89.8% 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 90.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 1970.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Belgium ranks 43rd out of 132 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 7.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release