Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium
Belgium: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.02 index
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
78th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.03 index
in 2011
All-time low
0.9953 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium is 1.02 index, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium peaked at 1.03 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9953 index, in 1981.
Belgium ranks 78th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9953 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9975 index | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9985 index | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9988 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 index | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.02 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.02 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 index | 0.9953 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium was 1.02 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2011.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9953 index in 1981.
- How does Belgium rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belgium ranks 78th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.