Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Belgium
Belgium: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) was 0.0468 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Belgium, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0468 units per person for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Belgium peaked at 0.047 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 units per person, in 1971.
Belgium ranks 33rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0129 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0131 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0145 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0152 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0155 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.019 units per person | +22.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0203 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0202 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0199 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0216 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0223 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.023 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0249 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0251 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0256 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0257 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0262 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0272 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0276 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0305 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0319 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0348 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0353 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0344 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0347 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0349 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0355 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0361 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0371 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0372 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0374 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0371 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0375 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0394 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0409 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0419 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.043 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0438 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0442 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0448 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0449 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0463 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0451 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0452 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0452 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0466 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.047 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0468 units per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0158 units per person | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0203 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0234 units per person | 0.0199 units per person | 0.0262 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0317 units per person | 0.0272 units per person | 0.0353 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0367 units per person | 0.0347 units per person | 0.0394 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.044 units per person | 0.0409 units per person | 0.0463 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0464 units per person | 0.0452 units per person | 0.047 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 30 Colombia 0.0477 units per person compare
- 31 New Zealand 0.0475 units per person compare
- 32 Ireland 0.0474 units per person compare
- 34 Sweden 0.0468 units per person compare
- 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0467 units per person compare
- 36 Dominican Republic 0.0466 units per person compare
More education data for Belgium
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Belgium?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Belgium was 0.0468 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.047 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 units per person in 1971.
- How does Belgium rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- Belgium ranks 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.