Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Belgium
Belgium: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 19.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 19.4% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Belgium peaked at 19.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 88th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.4% | — |
| 2001 | 19.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 16.1% | 19.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 16.3% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.6% | 19.4% | 4 |
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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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Belgium?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Belgium was 19.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Belgium ranks 88th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release