Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender was 0.9936 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9936 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
49th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1992
All-time low
0.9693 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
31
1992–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium is 0.9936 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium peaked at 1 GPIA in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9693 GPIA, in 2012.
That places Belgium 49th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.974 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9718 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9729 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9846 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9754 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9693 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9741 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9779 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.982 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9846 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9886 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9889 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.992 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9839 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9892 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9936 GPIA | +0.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.9936 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9991 GPIA, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.9936 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9998 GPIA, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.991 GPIA | 0.9718 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9816 GPIA | 0.9693 GPIA | 0.9906 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9897 GPIA | 0.9839 GPIA | 0.9936 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium was 0.9936 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1992.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9693 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Belgium ranks 49th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary 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