Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 98.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
98.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 101 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1992
All-time low
92.4%
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 %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 98.5% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% 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, 92.4%, in 2010.
That places Belgium 37th out of 101 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 100.0% | — |
| 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 | 96.9% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 92.4% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 96.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 92.4% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 34 Netherlands 98.7% compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 98.6% compare
- 36 Bulgaria 98.6% compare
- 38 Romania 98.4% compare
- 39 Italy 97.6% compare
- 40 Tajikistan 97.4% compare
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 98.5% 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 92.4% in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Belgium ranks 37th out of 101 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 2.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release