Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females rose 1.90% to 37.5% in Belgium in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in Belgium reached an all time high of 37.5% in 2016 and an all time low of 27.2% in 2004. When compared to Belgium's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in France amounted to 33.7%, 23.6% in Germany, 39.9% in Luxembourg and 32.6% in Netherlands in 2016.
Belgium has been ranked 13th within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.6% | 15.5% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 25.8% | ||||||||
Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.9% | 33.7% | 34.7% | 34.9% | 36.5% | ||||||||
Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.5% | 34.4% | 36.0% | 36.8% | 37.4% | ||||||||
France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.8% | 28.6% | 29.6% | 31.0% | 32.3% | ||||||||
Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.2% | 22.7% | 23.5% | 24.3% | 21.9% | ||||||||
Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.3% | 14.5% | 15.5% | 16.1% | 16.7% | ||||||||
Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.9% | 31.2% | 32.9% | 35.8% | 39.9% | ||||||||
Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.8% | 28.1% | 29.0% | 29.8% | 30.8% | ||||||||
Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.8% | 24.9% | 26.2% | 27.4% | 28.7% | ||||||||
Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.1% | 29.9% | 30.7% | 31.6% | 32.7% | ||||||||
United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.2% | 36.6% | 37.8% | 39.1% | 40.1% |