Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Belgium
Gross tertiary enrolment in Belgium was 82.1% in 2023.
Belgium, 2023
82.1%
Change from 2022
−1.4percentage points
European Union, 2023
79.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
80.0%
Position in 2023
19th of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Belgium over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | 79.5% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | 79.6% |
| 2021 | 82.7% | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | 75.0% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | 74.0% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | 71.8% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 76.4% | 69.8% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | 67.4% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | 66.9% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | 65.6% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | 62.8% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | 60.0% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | 58.0% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | 55.7% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | 53.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.4 percentage points from 83.6% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 71.8%, the figure has changed by +10.4 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Belgium has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 79.5%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
52.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.1%
2023 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
9.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
7.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
18.0%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
7.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT