Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9658 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 0.9658 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium peaked at 0.9989 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8737 GPIA, in 2009.
Belgium ranks 20th of 33 countries on this measure, 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 secondary education or in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8802 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9123 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9233 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8737 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9279 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9253 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9384 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9547 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9235 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9478 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9197 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9595 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9515 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9634 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9683 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9697 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9989 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9658 GPIA | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8974 GPIA | 0.8737 GPIA | 0.9233 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9412 GPIA | 0.9197 GPIA | 0.9634 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9757 GPIA | 0.9658 GPIA | 0.9989 GPIA | 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 0.9658 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 0.9989 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8737 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 33 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 1.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release