Doctoral graduates: per thousand population aged 25 to 34 in Belgium
Belgium: Doctoral graduates: per thousand population aged 25 to 34 was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Doctoral graduates in STEM fields by sex - per thousand population in Belgium, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1 for doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Belgium peaked at 1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2017.
That places Belgium 11th out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Doctoral graduates: per thousand population aged 25 to 34 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8 | — |
| 2014 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9 | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8429 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.94 | 0.9 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More population data for Belgium
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0945 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 12,091 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2011 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0085 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.166 (2100)
- Population density 365.29 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 461,216 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Belgium?
- Doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Belgium was 1 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2017.
- How does Belgium rank for doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Doctoral graduates in STEM fields by sex - per thousand population aged 25 to 34. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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