Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Belgium, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.7% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in 2023.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and up 98.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Belgium peaked at 0.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
That places Belgium 25th out of 58 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Belgium, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4% | — |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +26.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +46.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +39.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Belgium?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Belgium was 0.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Belgium ranks 25th out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.