Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.03 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.03 LPIA
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
4th
of 87 countries
All-time high
1.06 LPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.8546 LPIA
in 2000
Years of data
31
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 1.03 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium peaked at 1.06 LPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8546 LPIA, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 4th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9519 LPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.9167 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8572 LPIA | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8997 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9159 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9491 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9931 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.983 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8546 LPIA | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 0.892 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9784 LPIA | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9728 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8995 LPIA | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9237 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.96 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9641 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9973 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.06 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9753 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9382 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.02 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9036 LPIA | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9407 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9644 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.05 LPIA | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 LPIA | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.03 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9852 LPIA | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9535 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.03 LPIA | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9333 LPIA | 0.8572 LPIA | 0.9931 LPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.938 LPIA | 0.8546 LPIA | 0.9973 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9862 LPIA | 0.9036 LPIA | 1.06 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9984 LPIA | 0.9535 LPIA | 1.03 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Zimbabwe 1.51 LPIA compare
- 2 Israel 1.2 LPIA compare
- 3 Jordan 1.04 LPIA compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Palestine, State of 0.95 LPIA compare
- 7 Luxembourg 0.9026 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 1.03 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 1.06 LPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8546 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 87 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 9.3%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release