Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Belgium

Belgium: Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 91.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
91.1
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
51st
of 62 countries
All-time high
91.1
in 2023
All-time low
76.18
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Belgium, 1990–2023

0204060801001990200620231990: 76.21991: 76.71992: 77.11993: 77.61994: 78.11995: 78.51996: 78.91997: 79.31998: 79.61999: 79.82000: 79.92001: 80.12002: 80.42003: 80.62004: 80.82005: 812006: 81.32007: 81.72008: 822009: 82.42010: 82.82011: 83.32012: 842013: 852014: 86.12015: 87.22016: 88.22017: 892018: 89.52019: 89.92020: 90.22021: 90.52022: 90.82023: 91.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2023, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Belgium stood at 91.1. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Belgium peaked at 91.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.18, in 1990.

That places Belgium 51st out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 78.17 76.18 79.81 10
2000s 81 79.93 82.42 10
2010s 86.49 82.77 89.88 10
2020s 90.65 90.21 91.1 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 48 Tunisia 92.42 compare
  2. 49 Azerbaijan 92.26 compare
  3. 50 Jordan 91.96 compare
  4. 52 Netherlands 88.87 compare
  5. 53 Luxembourg 88.68 compare
  6. 54 Iran 85.86 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Belgium?
Lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Belgium was 91.1 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 91.1 in 2023.
What is the lowest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 76.18 in 1990.
How does Belgium rank for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
Belgium ranks 51st out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
Is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
62 places, 2,014 data points, 1990–2023
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