Tertiary education, academic staff in Belgium
Belgium: Tertiary education, academic staff was 50.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Belgium, 1987–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Belgium is 50.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Belgium peaked at 50.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 1987.
Belgium ranks 46th 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.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % female | 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
- 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 tertiary education, academic staff in Belgium?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Belgium was 50.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 1987.
- How does Belgium rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Belgium ranks 46th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.