Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 81.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium is 81.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium peaked at 82.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 30th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.7% | 69.1% | 72.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 71.6% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 79.8% | 82.7% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (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 81.0% 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 82.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Belgium ranks 30th out of 34 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 12.6%. 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, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release