Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.09 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Belgium, 2009β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.09 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Belgium peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9723 GPIA, in 2009.
Belgium ranks 29th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9723 GPIA | 0.9723 GPIA | 0.9723 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9945 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 26 Hungary 1.1 GPIA compare
- 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.1 GPIA compare
- 28 Australia 1.09 GPIA compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 1.09 GPIA compare
- 31 Serbia 1.08 GPIA compare
- 32 United States 1.06 GPIA compare
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Belgium?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Belgium was 1.09 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9723 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release