Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 74.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium stood at 74.0%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium peaked at 74.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 1992.
That places Belgium 47th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 42.8% | — |
| 1993 | 43.9% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 45.6% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 47.2% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 48.6% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 49.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 50.3% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 51.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.0% | 42.8% | 49.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 50.3% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 60.5% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 71.9% | 74.0% | 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 74.0% 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 74.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 1992.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Belgium ranks 47th out of 108 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 14.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release