Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Belgium
Belgium: Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme was 551,141 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Belgium, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Belgium is 551,141, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 488,488, in 2013.
That places Belgium 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 488,488 | — |
| 2014 | 495,910 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 504,745 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 508,270 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 526,760 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 515,530 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 519,212 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 521,201 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 539,777 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 549,399 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 550,999 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 551,141 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 508,416 | 488,488 | 526,760 | 7 |
| 2020s | 542,503 | 521,201 | 551,141 | 5 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (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 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 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 in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 36 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, type of institution and intensity of participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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