Belgium vs Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher
Belgium
1.03 LPIA
in 2023
Netherlands
1.02 LPIA
in 2023
Belgium rank
1st
Netherlands rank
2nd
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.03 LPIA against 1.02 LPIA in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 100 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 0 LPIA | — |
| 2000s | 1.02 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 0.0127 LPIA | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.02 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 0.0115 LPIA | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.03 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 0.0195 LPIA | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 1.03 LPIA against 1.02 LPIA in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.01 LPIA, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 100 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, 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