Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium

Belgium: Employment by educational attainment level - annual data was 65 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
65
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
15th
of 35 countries
All-time high
93
in 1999
All-time low
48
in 2015
Years of data
22
1999–2020

Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium, 1999–2020

0204060801001999200920201999: 932000: 822001: 862002: 872003: 802004: 762005: 782006: 762007: 732008: 742009: 712010: 692011: 752012: 692013: 552014: 532015: 482016: 492017: 582018: 742019: 732020: 65

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium stood at 65.

That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium peaked at 93 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 48, in 2015.

That places Belgium 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Employment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Belgium, 1999 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1999 93
2000 82 -11.8%
2001 86 +4.9%
2002 87 +1.2%
2003 80 -8.0%
2004 76 -5.0%
2005 78 +2.6%
2006 76 -2.6%
2007 73 -3.9%
2008 74 +1.4%
2009 71 -4.1%
2010 69 -2.8%
2011 75 +8.7%
2012 69 -8.0%
2013 55 -20.3%
2014 53 -3.6%
2015 48 -9.4%
2016 49 +2.1%
2017 58 +18.4%
2018 74 +27.6%
2019 73 -1.4%
2020 65 -11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93 93 93 1
2000s 78.3 71 87 10
2010s 62.3 48 75 10
2020s 65 65 65 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 12 Sweden 130 compare
  2. 13 Norway 124 compare
  3. 14 Poland 97 compare
  4. 16 Finland 63 compare
  5. 17 Portugal 53 compare
  6. 18 Hungary 39 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium?
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Belgium was 65 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 93 in 1999.
What is the lowest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 48 in 2015.
How does Belgium rank for employment by educational attainment level - annual data?
Belgium ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
Is employment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 770 data points, 1998–2020
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