Belgium vs Low income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

Belgium
17,339 number
in 2018
Low income
30,093 number
in 2018
Belgium rank
37th
Low income rank
39th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Belgium
  • Low income
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How they compare

Low income currently reports 30,093 number against 17,339 number in Belgium, a difference of 12,754 number.

That makes Low income's figure about 1.7 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Low income ahead.

Belgium ranks 37th and Low income ranks 39th of 133 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 5,933 number 6,941 number 1,008 number Low income
2000s 7,586 number 10,739 number 3,153 number Low income
2010s 15,405 number 25,419 number 10,014 number Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes, Belgium or Low income?
Low income, at 30,093 number against 17,339 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between Belgium and Low income?
12,754 number, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Low income?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Low income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
Belgium ranks 37th and Low income ranks 39th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 2,921 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.