Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Belgium
Belgium: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 17,339 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Belgium, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Belgium stood at 17,339 number. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Belgium peaked at 17,339 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,613 number, in 2001.
That places Belgium 37th out of 133 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5,933 number | — |
| 2000 | 5,916 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 5,613 number | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 6,350 number | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 6,424 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 7,014 number | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 7,391 number | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 7,482 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7,389 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 9,779 number | +32.3% |
| 2009 | 12,505 number | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 13,410 number | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 13,323 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 14,168 number | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 14,610 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 15,604 number | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 16,486 number | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 16,685 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 17,021 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 17,339 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,933 number | 5,933 number | 5,933 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 7,586 number | 5,613 number | 12,505 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,405 number | 13,323 number | 17,339 number | 9 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Belgium?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Belgium was 17,339 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 17,339 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,613 number in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 37th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. 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 tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.