Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA was 0.8473 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Belgium, 2013–2023
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.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA in Belgium, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5914 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.5694 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5402 LPIA | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8454 LPIA | +56.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8009 LPIA | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.751 LPIA | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8378 LPIA | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9587 LPIA | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5602 LPIA | -41.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6611 LPIA | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8473 LPIA | +28.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.8473 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3984 LPIA, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.8473 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3821 LPIA, 2.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
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
February 2026 Data Release