Upper secondary completion in Belgium
In Belgium, 88.1% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.
Belgium, 2021
88.1%
Change from 2020
+1.5percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
87.5%
Upper secondary completion in Belgium over time
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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 88.1% |
| 2020 | 86.6% |
| 2019 | 85.3% |
| 2018 | 85.9% |
| 2017 | 85.4% |
| 2016 | 84.5% |
| 2015 | 84.5% |
| 2014 | 84.0% |
| 2013 | 82.4% |
| 2012 | 83.1% |
| 2011 | 80.3% |
| 2010 | 82.4% |
| 2009 | 82.7% |
| 2008 | 81.8% |
| 2007 | 82.2% |
| 2006 | 82.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 86.6% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 80.3%, the figure has changed by +7.8 percentage points.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Lower secondary completion
95.4%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Early leavers from education and training
7.3%
2025 · Eurostat
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
9.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
52.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
18.0%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
7.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT