Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 64.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 64.2% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium peaked at 64.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2006.
That places Belgium 29th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 49.6% | — |
| 2007 | 50.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.2% | 49.6% | 52.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 53.5% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 63.1% | 64.4% | 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 64.2% 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 64.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 38 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 19.2%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release