Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.8538 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Belgium, 2013β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Belgium stood at 0.8538 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Belgium peaked at 0.8878 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7004 GPIA, in 2013.
Belgium ranks 52nd of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7602 GPIA | 0.7004 GPIA | 0.8094 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8487 GPIA | 0.8044 GPIA | 0.8878 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 0.8538 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 0.8878 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7004 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Belgium ranks 52nd out of 77 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 21.9%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release