Belgium vs United States: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Belgium
0.8785 NPIA
in 2023
United States
0.8777 NPIA
in 2024
Belgium rank
25th
United States rank
26th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Belgium
- United States
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.8785 NPIA against 0.8777 NPIA in United States, a difference of 0.0008 NPIA.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was United States ahead.
Belgium ranks 25th and United States ranks 26th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9059 NPIA | 0.8999 NPIA | 0.006 NPIA | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.8775 NPIA | 0.8868 NPIA | 0.0093 NPIA | United States |
| 2020s | 0.8833 NPIA | 0.888 NPIA | 0.0046 NPIA | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Belgium or United States?
- Belgium, at 0.8785 NPIA against 0.8777 NPIA in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Belgium and United States?
- 0.0008 NPIA, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and United States rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Belgium ranks 25th and United States ranks 26th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). 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