Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender was 0.8494 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Belgium, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.8494 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Belgium peaked at 0.8494 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7006 GPIA, in 2013.
Belgium ranks 43rd of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.7006 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7095 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7506 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7868 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7699 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7858 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8084 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8062 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8494 GPIA | +5.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.8494 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 83% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.8494 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 GPIA, 82% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7588 GPIA | 0.7006 GPIA | 0.8084 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8278 GPIA | 0.8062 GPIA | 0.8494 GPIA | 2 |
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 0.8494 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 0.8494 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7006 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Belgium ranks 43rd out of 63 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 21.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release