Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium
Belgium: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.01 index
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
75th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.01 index
in 2025
All-time low
0.9927 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Primary 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium is 1.01 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium peaked at 1.01 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9927 index, in 1981.
Belgium ranks 75th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9927 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9932 index | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9935 index | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9941 index | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9945 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9947 index | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9948 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.995 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9948 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9953 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9955 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9956 index | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9955 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9955 index | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9959 index | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9961 index | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9965 index | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9968 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9974 index | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9982 index | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9987 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9992 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9998 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.01 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.01 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9942 index | 0.9927 index | 0.995 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.996 index | 0.9953 index | 0.9974 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 0.9982 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Belgium was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9927 index in 1981.
- How does Belgium rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Belgium ranks 75th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.