Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Belgium
Belgium: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 50.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Belgium, 1987–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 50.4% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Belgium peaked at 50.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 1987.
Belgium ranks 47th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 30.6% | — |
| 1989 | 31.4% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 31.7% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 32.5% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 35.0% | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 40.7% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 50.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.0% | 30.6% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 31.7% | 35.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 40.7% | 42.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 45.0% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 49.3% | 50.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Belgium?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Belgium was 50.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 1987.
- How does Belgium rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Belgium ranks 47th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release