Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Belgium
Belgium: Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme was 551,141 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Belgium, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 551,141 Number for students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Belgium peaked at 551,141 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 488,488 Number, in 2013.
Belgium ranks 13th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 488,488 Number | — |
| 2014 | 495,910 Number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 504,745 Number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 508,270 Number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 526,760 Number | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 515,530 Number | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 519,212 Number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 521,201 Number | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 539,777 Number | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 549,399 Number | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 550,999 Number | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 551,141 Number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 508,416 Number | 488,488 Number | 526,760 Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 542,503 Number | 521,201 Number | 551,141 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 613,964 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Belgium?
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Belgium was 551,141 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 551,141 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 488,488 Number in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme orientation, sex and field of education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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