Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral rural female in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral rural female was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
13th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 2014
Years of data
6
2013–2019
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Belgium, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Belgium is 0.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Belgium ranks 13th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral rural female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -29.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +53.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +6.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
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 0.4% in 2019, 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 0.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release