Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender was 0.9943 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.9943 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9131 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Belgium 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9361 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9258 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9131 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9354 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9447 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9493 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9573 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9614 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9635 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9627 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9616 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9719 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9766 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9853 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9651 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9624 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9943 GPIA | +3.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.9943 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9587 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.9943 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9676 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9276 GPIA | 0.9131 GPIA | 0.9361 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9656 GPIA | 0.9447 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9768 GPIA | 0.9624 GPIA | 0.9943 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 upper secondary education or in Belgium?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium was 0.9943 GPIA 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 1.01 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9131 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 40 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 3.4%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release