Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA was 0.7836 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7836 LPIA
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
4th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.8593 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.6497 LPIA
in 2013
Years of data
11
2013–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Belgium, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Belgium stood at 0.7836 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Belgium peaked at 0.8593 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6497 LPIA, in 2013.
Belgium ranks 4th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Belgium, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6497 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.751 LPIA | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.65 LPIA | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7055 LPIA | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7164 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8593 LPIA | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8397 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7637 LPIA | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7551 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6874 LPIA | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7836 LPIA | +14.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.7836 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4548 LPIA, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.7836 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4538 LPIA, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7388 LPIA | 0.6497 LPIA | 0.8593 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7475 LPIA | 0.6874 LPIA | 0.7836 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Jordan 0.9681 LPIA compare
- 2 Palestine 0.8125 LPIA compare
- 3 United Kingdom 0.8005 LPIA compare
- 5 Luxembourg 0.6998 LPIA compare
- 6 Malta 0.6997 LPIA compare
- 7 Philippines 0.657 LPIA compare
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 master's or equivalent in Belgium?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Belgium was 0.7836 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8593 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6497 LPIA in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, 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