Lower secondary completion rate, total in Belgium
Belgium: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 92.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total 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, total in Belgium is 92.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Belgium peaked at 95.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 2009.
Belgium ranks 81st 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, total in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 88.6% | — |
| 2007 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 88.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 92.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.3% | 87.8% | 88.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 90.9% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 92.4% | 93.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Belgium?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Belgium was 92.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Belgium ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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, total (% 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.