Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Belgium

Tertiary education enrollment in Belgium in 2023 — 82.1%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 128. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 25.4 pp.

2023 82.1% −1.4 pp vs 2022
World rank 19of 128
Period maximum 83.6%2022
Period minimum 56.7%2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Belgium, 2001–20235060708090200120042007201020132016201920222001: 56.7%2002: 58.1%2003: 59.6%2004: 62%2005: 62.8%2006: 63.4%2007: 62.5%2008: 62.8%2009: 65%2010: 66.9%2011: 67.7%2012: 69.7%2013: 71.8%2014: 74%2015: 76.4%2016: 77.2%2017: 80.8%2018: 79.1%2019: 79.3%2020: 79.5%2021: 82.7%2022: 83.6%2023: 82.1%
Change over the period: +25.4 pp Annual average: 1.16 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 82.1%
World 43.2%
Western Europe computed 76.9%
High-income countries computed 81.9%
Tertiary education enrollment — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 82.1 −1.4 pp
2022 83.6 +0.9 pp
2021 82.7 +3.2 pp
2020 79.5 +0.2 pp
2019 79.3 +0.2 pp
2018 79.1 −1.7 pp
2017 80.8 +3.5 pp
2016 77.2 +0.8 pp
2015 76.4 +2.4 pp
2014 74 +2.3 pp
2013 71.8 +2 pp
2012 69.7 +2 pp
2011 67.7 +0.8 pp
2010 66.9 +1.9 pp
2009 65 +2.2 pp
2008 62.8 +0.3 pp
2007 62.5 −0.9 pp
2006 63.4 +0.6 pp
2005 62.8 +0.8 pp
2004 62 +2.4 pp
2003 59.6 +1.5 pp
2002 58.1 +1.4 pp
2001 56.7

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.