Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium
Belgium: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 51.2% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium peaked at 1.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.
That places Belgium 62nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +280.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -90.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +554.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -44.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +80.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -33.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -51.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 550,999 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % 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 0.3% 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 1.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belgium ranks 62nd out of 72 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 down 62.0%. 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 programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release