Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium
Belgium: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 6.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium peaked at 7.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2015.
That places Belgium 88th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +20.4% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -35.8% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +39.6% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +32.3% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.4% | 7.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 4.5% | 6.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 85 Oman 6.9% compare
- 86 Georgia 6.7% compare
- 87 Seychelles 6.4% compare
- 89 Switzerland 6.0% compare
- 90 Greece 5.9% compare
- 91 Azerbaijan 5.9% compare
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- 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)
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 6.3% 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 7.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belgium ranks 88th out of 121 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 59.5%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release