Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.06 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.06 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium peaked at 1.07 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8329 LPIA, in 2000.
That places Belgium 2nd out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.04 LPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8389 LPIA | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8983 LPIA | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9181 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9101 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8329 LPIA | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8959 LPIA | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9468 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9621 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9729 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9853 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9923 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.04 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9875 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.01 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9673 LPIA | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.03 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9572 LPIA | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9874 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.07 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.03 LPIA | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.04 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.02 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.06 LPIA | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9204 LPIA | 0.8389 LPIA | 1.04 LPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9412 LPIA | 0.8329 LPIA | 0.9923 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.01 LPIA | 0.9572 LPIA | 1.07 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 LPIA | 1.02 LPIA | 1.06 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 upper secondary education or in Belgium?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium was 1.06 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8329 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Belgium ranks 2nd out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 upper secondary 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