Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.08 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium stood at 1.08 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4375 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Belgium 50th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4375 GPIA | 0.4375 GPIA | 0.4375 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9863 GPIA | 0.9757 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9938 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.11 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium was 1.08 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 1.11 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4375 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Belgium ranks 50th out of 108 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 6.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release