Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Belgium
Belgium: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 28.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Belgium is 28.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Belgium peaked at 28.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2010.
That places Belgium 93rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.4% | — |
| 2001 | 24.3% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 24.3% | 27.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 24.1% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 26.4% | 28.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Belgium?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Belgium was 28.7% in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Belgium ranks 93rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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