Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.2 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium, 1993β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.2 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9877 GPIA, in 1996.
That places Belgium 37th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9877 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.14 GPIA | 0.9958 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.23 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (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 1.2 GPIA 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 1.23 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9877 GPIA in 1996.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Belgium ranks 37th out of 88 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 3.3%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release