Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s was 17.9% 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 17.9% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Belgium peaked at 17.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2013.
Belgium ranks 13th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 15.1% | — |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +5.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 17.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.7%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 17.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.5%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.1% | 17.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.0% | 17.9% | 3 |
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 17.9% 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 17.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 68 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 18.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release