Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 37.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium is 37.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium peaked at 37.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1994.
Belgium ranks 8th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 15.5% | 19.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 18.2% | 26.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 26.9% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 34.5% | 37.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 5 Luxembourg 42.0% compare
- 6 Ireland 41.7% compare
- 7 United States of America 39.1% compare
- 9 Canada 36.9% compare
- 10 Australia 35.4% compare
- 11 Switzerland 34.6% 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 37.0% 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 37.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1994.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 95 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 37.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release