Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium
Belgium: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium stood at 7.9%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium peaked at 17.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 60th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4% | — |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +23.8% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -36.3% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 13.0% | 17.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 7.9% | 14.9% | 9 |
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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium was 7.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belgium ranks 60th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.