Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.5874 LPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Belgium, 2013β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Belgium is 0.5874 LPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 31.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Belgium peaked at 0.9743 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4854 LPIA, in 2015.
Belgium ranks 8th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7179 LPIA | 0.4854 LPIA | 0.9743 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5874 LPIA | 0.5874 LPIA | 0.5874 LPIA | 1 |
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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 doctoral or equivalent in Belgium?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Belgium was 0.5874 LPIA in 2022, 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 0.9743 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4854 LPIA in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release