Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.8769 NPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Belgium, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Belgium is 0.8769 NPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Belgium peaked at 0.8883 NPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8425 NPIA, in 2019.
Belgium ranks 26th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8744 NPIA | 0.8425 NPIA | 0.887 NPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8779 NPIA | 0.8694 NPIA | 0.8883 NPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 0.8769 NPIA 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 0.8883 NPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8425 NPIA in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Belgium ranks 26th out of 33 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 down 1.1%. 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release