Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total rose 1.83% to 33.4% in Belgium in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in Belgium reached an all time high of 33.4% in 2016 and an all time low of 25.7% in 2004. When compared to Belgium's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in France amounted to 30.9%, 25.4% in Germany, 37.7% in Luxembourg and 31.2% in Netherlands in 2016.
Belgium has been ranked 11th within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.7% | 16.7% | 17.2% | 17.9% | 27.3% | ||||||||
Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.7% | 30.4% | 31.3% | 31.4% | 32.7% | ||||||||
Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.0% | 28.3% | 28.9% | 29.5% | 30.3% | ||||||||
France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.9% | 26.5% | 27.5% | 28.8% | 29.7% | ||||||||
Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.3% | 24.2% | 24.8% | 25.3% | 24.0% | ||||||||
Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.5% | 12.7% | 13.4% | 14.0% | 14.5% | ||||||||
Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.3% | 31.9% | 33.7% | 35.7% | 39.8% | ||||||||
Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.1% | 28.2% | 28.8% | 29.5% | 29.9% | ||||||||
Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.6% | 20.4% | 21.5% | 22.5% | 23.7% | ||||||||
Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.2% | 28.1% | 28.7% | 29.6% | 30.3% | ||||||||
United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.0% | 33.7% | 34.9% | 35.9% | 36.9% |