Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.5856 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Belgium, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Belgium stood at 0.5856 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Belgium peaked at 0.5856 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4311 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Belgium 41st out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5105 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.4311 GPIA | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4757 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5192 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5254 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5856 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5466 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5491 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5594 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5856 GPIA | +4.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.5856 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.5856 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 76% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5134 GPIA | 0.4311 GPIA | 0.5856 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5647 GPIA | 0.5491 GPIA | 0.5856 GPIA | 3 |
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 0.5856 GPIA 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 0.5856 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4311 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Belgium ranks 41st out of 59 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 14.7%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release