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
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Belgium, 1990–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 48 Tunisia 92.42 compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 92.26 compare
- 50 Jordan 91.96 compare
- 52 Netherlands 88.87 compare
- 53 Luxembourg 88.68 compare
- 54 Iran 85.86 compare
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 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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