Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 32.7% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium, 1992β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 32.7% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Belgium peaked at 33.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1994.
That places Belgium 10th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 17.5% | 15.2% | 19.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 16.5% | 24.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 24.4% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 30.6% | 33.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 7 Republic of Korea 39.2% compare
- 8 Ireland 36.3% compare
- 9 United States 35.7% compare
- 11 Netherlands 30.3% compare
- 12 Canada 30.2% compare
- 13 Australia 29.6% 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)
- 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 32.7% 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 33.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1994.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Belgium ranks 10th 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 34.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release