Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA was 0.796 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.796 LPIA
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.796 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.5269 LPIA
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 LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Belgium is 0.796 LPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Belgium ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in Belgium, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6261 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.5269 LPIA | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6449 LPIA | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6169 LPIA | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7141 LPIA | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.796 LPIA | +11.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.796 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3534 LPIA, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.796 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2985 LPIA, 2.7× 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 0.796 LPIA 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 0.796 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5269 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Belgium ranks 4th 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 27.1%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release