Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9493 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 0.9493 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Belgium peaked at 0.9658 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8819 GPIA, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 29th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.8819 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.887 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9106 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8819 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9023 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9157 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9076 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9361 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9231 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9319 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9119 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9357 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9432 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9596 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9658 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9253 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9628 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9493 GPIA | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8903 GPIA | 0.8819 GPIA | 0.9106 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9267 GPIA | 0.9023 GPIA | 0.9596 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9508 GPIA | 0.9253 GPIA | 0.9658 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 0.9493 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 0.9658 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8819 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 31 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 1.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release