Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA was 0.8037 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Belgium, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Belgium is 0.8037 LPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Belgium peaked at 0.8626 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6446 LPIA, in 2013.
That places Belgium 4th out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Belgium, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6446 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7129 LPIA | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6846 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7143 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.749 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8626 LPIA | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8419 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7515 LPIA | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7787 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8037 LPIA | +3.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.8037 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4906 LPIA, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.8037 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4751 LPIA, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7443 LPIA | 0.6446 LPIA | 0.8626 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7779 LPIA | 0.7515 LPIA | 0.8037 LPIA | 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 master's or equivalent in Belgium?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Belgium was 0.8037 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 0.8626 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6446 LPIA in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 56 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 24.7%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, 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