Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium

Belgium: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
107th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2002
All-time low
0.5%
in 2017
Years of data
20
2000–2023

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium, 2000–2023

00.20.40.60.82000201120232000: 0.544 GPIA2001: 0.602 GPIA2002: 0.718 GPIA2006: 0.712 GPIA2008: 0.593 GPIA2009: 0.648 GPIA2010: 0.488 GPIA2011: 0.529 GPIA2012: 0.49 GPIA2013: 0.477 GPIA2014: 0.523 GPIA2015: 0.516 GPIA2016: 0.546 GPIA2017: 0.477 GPIA2018: 0.478 GPIA2019: 0.502 GPIA2020: 0.502 GPIA2021: 0.534 GPIA2022: 0.539 GPIA2023: 0.543 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium is 0.5%, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium peaked at 0.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.

Belgium ranks 107th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year GPIA Change
2000 0.5%
2001 0.6% +10.6%
2002 0.7% +19.3%
2006 0.7% -0.8%
2008 0.6% -16.8%
2009 0.6% +9.4%
2010 0.5% -24.8%
2011 0.5% +8.5%
2012 0.5% -7.3%
2013 0.5% -2.7%
2014 0.5% +9.6%
2015 0.5% -1.3%
2016 0.5% +5.8%
2017 0.5% -12.7%
2018 0.5% +0.3%
2019 0.5% +4.9%
2020 0.5% +0.0%
2021 0.5% +6.3%
2022 0.5% +1.1%
2023 0.5% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4

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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 0.5% 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 0.7% in 2002.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
How does Belgium rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Belgium ranks 107th out of 116 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 13.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
116 places, 1,621 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release