First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Belgium
Belgium: First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group was 104,824 in 2024. ▲ Rising
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Belgium, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 104,824 for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 1,377.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Belgium peaked at 107,767 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7,095, in 2014.
That places Belgium 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 43,167 | — |
| 2014 | 7,095 | -83.6% |
| 2015 | 44,822 | +531.7% |
| 2016 | 40,654 | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 44,593 | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 44,593 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 103,849 | +132.9% |
| 2020 | 105,915 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 107,767 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 99,451 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 99,634 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 104,824 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46,968 | 7,095 | 103,849 | 7 |
| 2020s | 103,518 | 99,451 | 107,767 | 5 |
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More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Belgium?
- First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Belgium was 104,824 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 107,767 in 2021.
- What is the lowest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,095 in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,377.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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