Educational attainment rate, completed … immigrant primary female in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed … immigrant primary female was 87.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
87.4%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
28th
of 31 countries
All-time high
89.0%
in 2018
All-time low
77.2%
in 2007
Years of data
18
2006–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 87.4% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium peaked at 89.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2007.
Belgium ranks 28th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … immigrant primary female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 78.1% | — |
| 2007 | 77.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | -0.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 87.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.6%, 89% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 87.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.6%, 89% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2% | 77.2% | 79.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 77.5% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 87.4% | 89.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 25 Spain 94.0% compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 93.6% compare
- 27 France 91.5% compare
- 29 Brunei 86.0% compare
- 30 Netherlands 85.5% compare
- 31 Costa Rica 74.8% 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 87.4% 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 89.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2007.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Belgium ranks 28th out of 31 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 11.1%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release