Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium
Belgium: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 16.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium peaked at 18.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 10th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.3% | 12.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 12.2% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.8% | 16.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 16.3% 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 18.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 122 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 19.6%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release