Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Belgium
Belgium: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 1.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Belgium, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.0% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 82.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Belgium peaked at 1.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.
That places Belgium 20th out of 66 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 | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 80,763 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.1% (2023)
- Labor force, total 5.46 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Belgium?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Belgium was 1.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.