Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Belgium
Belgium: Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Belgium, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 42.0% for students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Belgium peaked at 42.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2013.
Belgium ranks 5th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30.3% | — |
| 2014 | 36.9% | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.3% | 30.3% | 40.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 39.8% | 42.1% | 5 |
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More population data for Belgium
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0945 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 461,216 people (2100)
- Population density 365.29 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0085 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2011 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Belgium?
- Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Belgium was 42.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding?
- Belgium ranks 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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