Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Belgium

Belgium: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 31,762 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
31,762 number
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
20th
of 117 countries
All-time high
37,853 number
in 2009
All-time low
25,435 number
in 2001
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Belgium, 1999–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1999200820181999: 29.7k number2000: 25.9k number2001: 25.4k number2002: 25.6k number2003: 26.3k number2004: 28.2k number2005: 26.9k number2006: 31.6k number2007: 36.2k number2008: 36.3k number2009: 37.9k number2010: 35.7k number2011: 37.5k number2012: 36.1k number2013: 34.5k number2014: 35.3k number2015: 33.6k number2016: 34.2k number2017: 32.7k number2018: 31.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Belgium stood at 31,762 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Belgium peaked at 37,853 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25,435 number, in 2001.

Belgium ranks 20th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in Belgium, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 29,719 number
2000 25,852 number -13.0%
2001 25,435 number -1.6%
2002 25,560 number +0.5%
2003 26,337 number +3.0%
2004 28,234 number +7.2%
2005 26,865 number -4.8%
2006 31,602 number +17.6%
2007 36,222 number +14.6%
2008 36,348 number +0.3%
2009 37,853 number +4.1%
2010 35,703 number -5.7%
2011 37,498 number +5.0%
2012 36,114 number -3.7%
2013 34,468 number -4.6%
2014 35,280 number +2.4%
2015 33,630 number -4.7%
2016 34,219 number +1.8%
2017 32,726 number -4.4%
2018 31,762 number -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29,719 number 29,719 number 29,719 number 1
2000s 30,031 number 25,435 number 37,853 number 10
2010s 34,600 number 31,762 number 37,498 number 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 17 Greece 44,464 number compare
  2. 18 Hungary 42,094 number compare
  3. 19 Afghanistan 35,669 number compare
  4. 21 Ukraine 31,676 number compare
  5. 22 Uganda 24,488 number compare
  6. 23 Malaysia 24,459 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Belgium?
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Belgium was 31,762 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 37,853 number in 2009.
What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 25,435 number in 2001.
How does Belgium rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Belgium ranks 20th out of 117 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,445 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.