Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.7836 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Belgium, 2013β2023
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.
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, State of 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
- 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 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