Tertiary education in Prov. Antwerpen

In Prov. Antwerpen, 47.3% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Prov. Antwerpen, 2025 47.3% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +1.2percentage points 2024: 46.1%
Belgium, 2025 47.5% Country total
Position in 2025 37th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Prov. Antwerpen over time

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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period Prov. AntwerpenBelgium
2025 47.3% 47.5%
2024 46.1% 45.0%
2023 46.1% 44.8%
2022 47.1% 45.8%
2021 43.5%b (break in time series) 44.9%b (break in time series)
2020 41.0% 42.4%
2019 40.0% 40.7%
2018 40.0% 40.6%
2017 38.2%b (break in time series) 40.3%b (break in time series)
2016 34.9% 37.5%
2015 37.6% 36.9%
2014 38.1%b (break in time series) 36.9%b (break in time series)
2013 35.4% 35.5%
2012 35.3% 35.3%
2011 33.5% 34.6%
2010 35.2% 35.0%
2009 32.0% 33.4%
2008 32.2%b (break in time series) 32.3%b (break in time series)
2007 30.6% 32.1%
2006 31.7% 31.8%
2005 29.6% 31.0%
2004 29.4% 30.4%
2003 28.4% 29.0%
2002 27.4% 28.1%
2001 28.7% 27.6%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 46.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 37.6%, the figure has changed by +9.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Prov. Antwerpen has the 37th highest value.
  • The figure for Belgium in 2025 was 47.5%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Prov. Antwerpen
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat