School completion, annual growth rate in Belgium
Belgium: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.0404 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
School completion, annual growth rate in Belgium, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0404 % change on previous year for school completion, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Belgium peaked at 0.1143 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0304 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 100th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
School completion, annual growth rate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0729 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0.0833 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0624 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1143 % change on previous year | +83.2% |
| 1986 | 0.083 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0622 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0829 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0414 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0414 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0724 % change on previous year | +74.9% |
| 1992 | 0.062 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.062 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0516 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0516 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0619 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0619 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0618 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0824 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.072 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0823 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.113 % change on previous year | +37.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1026 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1128 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1024 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0921 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1124 % change on previous year | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0919 % change on previous year | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0816 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0611 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0611 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0611 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0712 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0712 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0609 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0508 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0507 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0406 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0507 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0507 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0405 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0304 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0304 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0506 % change on previous year | +66.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0404 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0404 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.01 % change on previous year, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0404 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.01 % change on previous year, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0753 % change on previous year | 0.0414 % change on previous year | 0.1143 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0609 % change on previous year | 0.0414 % change on previous year | 0.0824 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0963 % change on previous year | 0.072 % change on previous year | 0.113 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0579 % change on previous year | 0.0406 % change on previous year | 0.0712 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0405 % change on previous year | 0.0304 % change on previous year | 0.0507 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 97 Uruguay 0.0511 % change on previous year compare
- 98 Tajikistan 0.0506 % change on previous year compare
- 99 Kiribati 0.0424 % change on previous year compare
- 101 Albania 0.0308 % change on previous year compare
- 102 Azerbaijan 0.0305 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Samoa 0.0305 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion, annual growth rate in Belgium?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Belgium was 0.0404 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1143 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0304 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 100th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.