Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9943 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium is 0.9943 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium peaked at 1 GPIA in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9709 GPIA, in 2012.
That places Belgium 65th out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9942 GPIA | — |
| 1992 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 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% |
| 2006 | 0.9759 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9747 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.972 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9745 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9726 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9766 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9709 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9757 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9789 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9829 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9851 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9886 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9892 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9915 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9929 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.986 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9904 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9943 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9942 GPIA | 0.9942 GPIA | 0.9942 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9886 GPIA | 0.972 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9812 GPIA | 0.9709 GPIA | 0.9915 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9909 GPIA | 0.986 GPIA | 0.9943 GPIA | 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 0.9943 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 1992.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9709 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Belgium ranks 65th out of 133 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 1.9%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release