Australia vs Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent
Australia
0.5795 LPIA
in 2024
Belgium
0.8473 LPIA
in 2023
Australia rank
6th
Belgium rank
4th
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent 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