Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in Belgium
Belgium: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) was 8,055 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Belgium, 1999–2018
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.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,000 number | — |
| 2000 | 2,093 number | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 2,022 number | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2,435 number | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 2,505 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2,731 number | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 2,976 number | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 3,065 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3,158 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 4,272 number | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 5,503 number | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 6,032 number | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 5,998 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 6,475 number | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 6,648 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 7,228 number | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 7,596 number | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 7,751 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 7,912 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 8,055 number | +1.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 8,055 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,388 number, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 8,055 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,625 number, 2.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +35.3% | 3,158 number | 4,272 number |
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- 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)
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.