Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 40.0% 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 40.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium peaked at 40.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1992.
That places Belgium 29th out of 101 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 education in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 16.0% | — |
| 1993 | 17.4% | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 20.6% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 21.1% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 16.0% | 21.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 21.9% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 28.5% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 38.5% | 40.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 26 Poland 43.0% compare
- 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 41.1% compare
- 28 France 40.6% compare
- 30 Netherlands 39.6% compare
- 31 Switzerland 38.7% compare
- 32 Spain 38.5% 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 40.0% 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 40.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1992.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 101 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 28.5%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release