Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.3% | — |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 14.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.1%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 14.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.6%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
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 Turkey 14.5% 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 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