Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Belgium

Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.8473 LPIA in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.8473 LPIA
Change on year
up 28.2%
World rank
4th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.9587 LPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.5402 LPIA
in 2015
Years of data
11
2013–2023

Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Belgium, 2013–2023

00.20.40.60.812013201820232013: 0.591 LPIA2014: 0.569 LPIA2015: 0.54 LPIA2016: 0.845 LPIA2017: 0.801 LPIA2018: 0.751 LPIA2019: 0.838 LPIA2020: 0.959 LPIA2021: 0.56 LPIA2022: 0.661 LPIA2023: 0.847 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Belgium stood at 0.8473 LPIA.

The figure is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Belgium peaked at 0.9587 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5402 LPIA, in 2015.

That places Belgium 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.7052 LPIA 0.5402 LPIA 0.8454 LPIA 7
2020s 0.7568 LPIA 0.5602 LPIA 0.9587 LPIA 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 1 Latvia 1.35 LPIA compare
  2. 2 Jordan 0.9489 LPIA compare
  3. 3 United Kingdom 0.864 LPIA compare
  4. 5 Serbia, Republic of 0.783 LPIA compare
  5. 6 Australia 0.5795 LPIA compare
  6. 7 United States 0.5335 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 40 places β†’

More education data for Belgium

All data for Belgium β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Belgium?
Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Belgium was 0.8473 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.9587 LPIA in 2020.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5402 LPIA in 2015.
How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
Belgium ranks 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
40 places, 343 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release