Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium
Belgium: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium stood at 5.4%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium peaked at 5.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 68th of 123 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.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 397,681 (2023)
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 5.4% in 2023, 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 5.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belgium ranks 68th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release