Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 95.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium stood at 95.5%.
The figure is up 3.9% 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, 91.2%, in 2012.
Belgium ranks 61st of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 94.2% | — |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +6.1% |
| 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% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.2% | 94.2% | 94.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 91.3% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 91.2% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.5% | 96.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 95.5% 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 91.2% in 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Belgium ranks 61st out of 135 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 3.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release