Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1.03 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.03 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
1st
of 100 countries
All-time high
1.05 LPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.9579 LPIA
in 2010
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 LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium stood at 1.03 LPIA.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium peaked at 1.05 LPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9579 LPIA, in 2010.
That places Belgium 1st out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 1993 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.05 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.04 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.03 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9579 LPIA | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.04 LPIA | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.03 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.02 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.02 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.03 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.03 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.03 LPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.01 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1.05 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 LPIA | 0.9579 LPIA | 1.04 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 LPIA | 1.02 LPIA | 1.03 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 2 Jordan 1.01 LPIA compare
- 3 Luxembourg 1.01 LPIA compare
- 4 Netherlands 1.01 LPIA 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 primary education or higher in Belgium?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium was 1.03 LPIA 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 1.05 LPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9579 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Belgium ranks 1st out of 100 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 down 0.2%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release