Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium
Belgium: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 13.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 13.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Belgium peaked at 13.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 23rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.0% | 11.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.0% | 13.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 13.7% 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 13.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belgium ranks 23rd 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 0.6%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release