Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 74.6% 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 74.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium peaked at 74.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 1992.
Belgium ranks 48th of 108 countries on this measure, 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 | 46.7% | — |
| 1993 | 48.2% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 50.1% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 51.8% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 53.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 51.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 52.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 60.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.8% | 46.7% | 53.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 52.1% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 63.4% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 72.8% | 74.9% | 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 74.6% 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 74.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 1992.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Belgium ranks 48th 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 13.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release