Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Belgium
Belgium: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 8,055 number in 2018. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Belgium, 1999β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Belgium stood at 8,055 number. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Belgium peaked at 8,055 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,000 number, in 1999.
Belgium ranks 37th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,000 number | 2,000 number | 2,000 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,076 number | 2,022 number | 5,503 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,077 number | 5,998 number | 8,055 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Belgium?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Belgium was 8,055 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8,055 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 number in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- Belgium ranks 37th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.6%. 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 tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.