Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.11 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.11 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
53rd
of 127 countries
All-time high
1.13 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.8365 GPIA
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.11 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8365 GPIA, in 1992.
Belgium ranks 53rd of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8365 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.866 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8889 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8739 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8984 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9266 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9461 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9065 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9306 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9104 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9378 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9131 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.945 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9736 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.972 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9997 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9751 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9854 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.11 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8929 GPIA | 0.8365 GPIA | 0.9461 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9543 GPIA | 0.9104 GPIA | 0.9997 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (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 1.11 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 1.13 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8365 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Belgium ranks 53rd out of 127 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 8.0%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release