Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium
Belgium: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.1% 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 11.1%.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium peaked at 11.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2002.
That places Belgium 32nd out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.2% | 10.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.7% | 11.2% | 4 |
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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 11.1% 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 11.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 124 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 5.5%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release