Lower secondary completion rate, male in Belgium
Belgium: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 91.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Belgium, 2006–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Belgium is 91.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Belgium peaked at 94.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 2009.
Belgium ranks 80th of 187 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.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 86.7% | — |
| 2007 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 91.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 92.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.5% | 86.0% | 86.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 89.5% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 91.1% | 92.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 550,999 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Belgium?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Belgium was 91.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Belgium ranks 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.