Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 40.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium stood at 40.7%.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium peaked at 40.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2006.
That places Belgium 11th out of 30 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 28.4% | 30.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 32.0% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 38.3% | 40.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 8 Norway 44.4% compare
- 9 Germany 43.9% compare
- 10 Brunei Darussalam 43.0% compare
- 12 Finland 40.6% compare
- 13 Netherlands 39.3% compare
- 14 Luxembourg 38.9% 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 40.7% 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 40.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 30 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 20.7%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release