Belgium vs GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Belgium
550,999
in 2023
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
48.30 million
in 2024
Belgium rank
51st
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
49th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Belgium
  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
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How they compare

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 48.30 million against 550,999 in Belgium, a difference of 47.75 million.

That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 87.7 times Belgium's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 51st and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 49th of 200 countries.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 Difference Ahead
1970s 154,487 5.16 million 5.01 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
1980s 231,509 7.91 million 7.67 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
1990s 319,912 11.12 million 10.80 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2000s 384,717 20.86 million 20.47 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2010s 494,436 34.09 million 33.60 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2020s 540,344 43.63 million 43.09 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Belgium or GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 48.30 million against 550,999 in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Belgium and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
47.75 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Belgium and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Belgium ranks 51st and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 49th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 18,321 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release