Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.07 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.07 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9718 GPIA, in 2009.
That places Belgium 27th out of 75 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9917 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9866 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9718 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9856 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9954 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9828 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9876 GPIA | 0.9718 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9828 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 24 Indonesia 1.08 GPIA compare
- 25 Colombia 1.07 GPIA compare
- 26 United States of America 1.07 GPIA compare
- 28 Philippines 1.07 GPIA compare
- 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.07 GPIA compare
- 30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.06 GPIA 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium was 1.07 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9718 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Belgium ranks 27th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release