Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium
Belgium: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium is 3.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium peaked at 3.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2010.
Belgium ranks 80th of 121 countries on this measure, 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 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -33.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 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 3.2% 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 3.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belgium ranks 80th 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 32.6%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release