Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium
Belgium: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 1.8%.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium peaked at 2.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2009.
Belgium ranks 91st of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +45.4% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -32.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +72.5% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 397,681 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1517 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0338 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 416,707 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1203 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0354 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % 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 1.8% 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 2.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belgium ranks 91st 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 down 7.6%. 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 Services programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release