Tertiary education in Prov. Limburg

In Prov. Limburg, 41.5% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Prov. Limburg, 2025 41.5% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +3.0percentage points 2024: 38.5%
Belgium, 2025 47.5% Country total
Position in 2025 79th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Prov. Limburg 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. LimburgBelgium
2025 41.5% 47.5%
2024 38.5% 45.0%
2023 42.2% 44.8%
2022 43.7% 45.8%
2021 39.2%b (break in time series) 44.9%b (break in time series)
2020 37.7% 42.4%
2019 36.7% 40.7%
2018 35.8% 40.6%
2017 35.4%b (break in time series) 40.3%b (break in time series)
2016 32.9% 37.5%
2015 32.1% 36.9%
2014 31.1%b (break in time series) 36.9%b (break in time series)
2013 28.7% 35.5%
2012 30.7% 35.3%
2011 28.8% 34.6%
2010 29.3% 35.0%
2009 28.6% 33.4%
2008 27.8%b (break in time series) 32.3%b (break in time series)
2007 27.8% 32.1%
2006 27.1% 31.8%
2005 25.1% 31.0%
2004 27.4% 30.4%
2003 23.0% 29.0%
2002 24.2% 28.1%
2001 23.6% 27.6%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +3.0 percentage points from 38.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 32.1%, the figure has changed by +9.4 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. Limburg has the 79th 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. Limburg
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat