Educational attainment rate, completed … Master non-immigrant gender in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed … Master non-immigrant gender was 0.8152 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8152 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
30th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.8329 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.7115 GPIA
in 2014
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Belgium, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Belgium stood at 0.8152 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Belgium peaked at 0.8329 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7115 GPIA, in 2014.
Belgium ranks 30th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Master non-immigrant gender in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.7115 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.7239 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7784 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7596 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7719 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7848 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7973 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7521 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8329 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8152 GPIA | -2.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.8152 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.08 GPIA, 75% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.8152 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.08 GPIA, 76% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.755 GPIA | 0.7115 GPIA | 0.7848 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7994 GPIA | 0.7521 GPIA | 0.8329 GPIA | 4 |
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 0.8152 GPIA 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 0.8329 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7115 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Belgium ranks 30th out of 37 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 14.6%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release