Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 14.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Belgium, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 14.8% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Belgium peaked at 14.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2013.
That places Belgium 20th out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.3% | 14.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.9% | 14.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 17 United States 15.8% compare
- 18 Spain 15.6% compare
- 19 Ireland 15.1% compare
- 21 United Kingdom 14.7% compare
- 22 Netherlands 14.5% compare
- 23 Türkiye 14.5% 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 14.8% 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 14.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 78 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 44.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release