Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 16.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Belgium, 2013β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Belgium is 16.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Belgium peaked at 17.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2013.
That places Belgium 23rd out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.7% | 16.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.0% | 17.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 20 Serbia, Republic of 16.9% compare
- 21 Hungary 16.8% compare
- 22 Austria 16.7% compare
- 24 United States 16.2% compare
- 25 Spain 16.0% compare
- 26 Netherlands, The 15.9% 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 16.5% 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 17.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Belgium ranks 23rd out of 67 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 29.6%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release