Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belgium
Belgium: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 16,094 in 2023. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belgium, 1987β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 16,094 for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belgium peaked at 17,459 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,950, in 1987.
Belgium ranks 44th of 170 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,334 | 5,950 | 8,718 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10,322 | 8,977 | 11,800 | 4 |
| 2000s | 11,187 | 10,479 | 11,774 | 3 |
| 2010s | 14,112 | 12,852 | 15,378 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,308 | 15,834 | 17,459 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 80,763 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.38 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belgium?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Belgium was 16,094 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 17,459 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,950 in 1987.
- How does Belgium rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Belgium ranks 44th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release