Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.8316 NPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium stood at 0.8316 NPIA.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium peaked at 0.8481 NPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8127 NPIA, in 2013.
Belgium ranks 33rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.84 NPIA | 0.8284 NPIA | 0.8477 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8323 NPIA | 0.8127 NPIA | 0.8481 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8392 NPIA | 0.8311 NPIA | 0.8474 NPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 30 United States 0.838 NPIA compare
- 31 Sweden 0.8368 NPIA compare
- 32 Netherlands 0.8352 NPIA compare
- 34 Ghana 0.819 NPIA compare
- 35 Costa Rica 0.8078 NPIA compare
- 36 Switzerland 0.7834 NPIA 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 upper secondary education or in Belgium?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium was 0.8316 NPIA 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 0.8481 NPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8127 NPIA in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Belgium ranks 33rd out of 37 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 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release