Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male was 77.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 77.0% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Belgium peaked at 77.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 27th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 52.7% | — |
| 1994 | 43.2% | -18.1% |
| 1995 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 61.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 62.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 75.9% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +1.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 77.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.1%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 77.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.1%, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.6% | 43.2% | 52.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 41.4% | 62.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 63.9% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 73.6% | 77.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 24 Luxembourg 78.7% compare
- 25 Estonia 78.1% compare
- 26 South Korea 77.6% compare
- 28 Finland 76.6% compare
- 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 75.8% compare
- 30 Iceland 75.5% compare
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (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 77.0% 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 77.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Belgium ranks 27th out of 111 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 20.7%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release