Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 95.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
95.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
61st
of 137 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1992
All-time low
92.5%
in 2007
Years of data
33
1970–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 95.8% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium peaked at 100.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2007.
That places Belgium 61st out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 94.5% | — |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 95.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.1%, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 95.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.5% | 94.5% | 94.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 92.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 92.5% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.8% | 96.7% | 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 95.8% 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 100.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2007.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Belgium ranks 61st out of 137 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 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release