Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 39.5% 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 39.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Belgium peaked at 40.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 28th of 76 countries on this measure, 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 | 29.1% | 28.1% | 30.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 29.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 37.4% | 40.0% | 4 |
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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 39.5% 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 40.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Belgium ranks 28th out of 76 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 18.9%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release