Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.9709 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9709 LPIA
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
4th
of 93 countries
All-time high
1.1 LPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.7771 LPIA
in 2001
Years of data
30
1992–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.9709 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium peaked at 1.1 LPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7771 LPIA, in 2001.
That places Belgium 4th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9544 LPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.8397 LPIA | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7931 LPIA | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8214 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8723 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9048 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9209 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.891 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8744 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7771 LPIA | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8928 LPIA | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8282 LPIA | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8503 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.913 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8988 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9143 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1 LPIA | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9284 LPIA | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8917 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8711 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9334 LPIA | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8425 LPIA | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9107 LPIA | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9285 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.966 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9693 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9509 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9223 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9709 LPIA | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8747 LPIA | 0.7931 LPIA | 0.9544 LPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8686 LPIA | 0.7771 LPIA | 0.9143 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9381 LPIA | 0.8425 LPIA | 1.1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9534 LPIA | 0.9223 LPIA | 0.9709 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Zimbabwe 1.55 LPIA compare
- 2 Israel 1.19 LPIA compare
- 3 Jordan 0.9889 LPIA compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9577 LPIA compare
- 6 Palestine, State of 0.9276 LPIA compare
- 7 Uzbekistan 0.8634 LPIA 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium was 0.9709 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 LPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7771 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release