Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.9988 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9988 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
40th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.9717 GPIA
in 2010
Years of data
32
1992–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium stood at 0.9988 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium peaked at 1 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9717 GPIA, in 2010.
Belgium ranks 40th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural 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% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9923 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9914 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9934 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9717 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9912 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9949 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9911 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9946 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9908 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9901 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9923 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9978 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9991 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9988 GPIA | -0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.9988 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.9988 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9978 GPIA | 0.9914 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9904 GPIA | 0.9717 GPIA | 0.9978 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9994 GPIA | 0.9988 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 38 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
- 39 United States 0.9997 GPIA compare
- 41 Bulgaria 0.9988 GPIA compare
- 42 Slovenia 0.9983 GPIA compare
- 43 Mexico 0.9978 GPIA compare
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 0.9988 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 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9717 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Belgium ranks 40th 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 up 0.4%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release