Australia vs Belgium: Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA
Australia
0.5795 LPIA
in 2024
Belgium
0.8473 LPIA
in 2023
Australia rank
6th
Belgium rank
4th
Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.8473 LPIA against 0.5795 LPIA in Australia, a difference of 0.2678 LPIA.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Belgium ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and Belgium ranks 4th of 40 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5026 LPIA | 0.7241 LPIA | 0.2216 LPIA | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.4479 LPIA | 0.7568 LPIA | 0.3089 LPIA | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 0.8473 LPIA against 0.5795 LPIA in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.2678 LPIA, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 6th and Belgium ranks 4th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release