Belgium vs GPE: Region 3: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Belgium
550,999
in 2023
GPE: Region 3
33.90 million
in 2024
Belgium rank
51st
GPE: Region 3 rank
53rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Belgium
  • GPE: Region 3
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How they compare

GPE: Region 3 currently reports 33.90 million against 550,999 in Belgium, a difference of 33.35 million.

That makes GPE: Region 3's figure about 61.5 times Belgium's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, GPE: Region 3 has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 51st and GPE: Region 3 ranks 53rd of 200 countries.

GPE: Region 3 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium GPE: Region 3 Difference Ahead
1970s 157,880 4.38 million 4.22 million GPE: Region 3
1980s 231,509 6.33 million 6.10 million GPE: Region 3
1990s 324,107 8.82 million 8.49 million GPE: Region 3
2000s 384,717 14.93 million 14.54 million GPE: Region 3
2010s 494,436 24.04 million 23.55 million GPE: Region 3
2020s 540,344 30.33 million 29.79 million GPE: Region 3

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Belgium or GPE: Region 3?
GPE: Region 3, at 33.90 million against 550,999 in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Belgium and GPE: Region 3?
33.35 million, with GPE: Region 3 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and GPE: Region 3?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Belgium and GPE: Region 3 rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Belgium ranks 51st and GPE: Region 3 ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.