Lower secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Belgium
Belgium: Lower secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 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
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.
Lower secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.18 | — |
| 1991 | 76.65 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 77.14 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 77.57 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 78.09 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 78.46 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 78.91 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 79.3 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 79.6 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 79.81 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.93 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 80.06 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 80.36 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 80.57 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 80.78 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 80.97 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.28 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 81.66 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 82 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.42 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 82.77 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 83.29 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 83.96 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 84.96 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 86.09 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 87.22 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 88.22 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 89 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 89.5 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 89.88 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 90.21 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 90.52 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.76 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 91.1 | +0.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 91.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.42, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 91.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.39, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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