Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.02 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Belgium, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.02 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Belgium peaked at 1.06 LPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9029 LPIA, in 2015.
That places Belgium 1st out of 80 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9973 LPIA | 0.9973 LPIA | 0.9973 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9833 LPIA | 0.9029 LPIA | 1.06 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9911 LPIA | 0.9453 LPIA | 1.03 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 2 Palestine, State of 1.01 LPIA compare
- 3 United Kingdom 0.971 LPIA compare
- 4 Brunei Darussalam 0.8948 LPIA 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (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 1.02 LPIA 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 1.06 LPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9029 LPIA in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Belgium ranks 1st out of 80 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 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release