How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Russian Federation?

6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Russian Federation: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Belgium

7.9%

in 2018

Russian Federation

8.3%

in 2018

Belgium rank

60th

Russian Federation rank

58th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

Belgium
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 8.3% against 7.9% in Belgium, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 60th and Russian Federation ranks 58th of 98 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.1%	9.2%	4.0%	Belgium
2010s	8.7%	7.4%	1.4%	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Belgium or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 8.3% against 7.9% in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Belgium and Russian Federation?: 0.4%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Russian Federation?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Russian Federation rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?: Belgium ranks 60th and Russian Federation ranks 58th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 98 places, 1,156 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.