Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Belgium
Belgium: Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) was 49.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Belgium, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belgium recorded 49.5% for labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Belgium peaked at 57.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 94th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 52.3% | — |
| 1993 | 54.6% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 53.3% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 54.3% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 55.5% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 55.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 55.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 53.7% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 52.3% | 56.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 53.9% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 51.3% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 49.5% | 50.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 91 Kenya 50.1% compare
- 92 North Macedonia 50.0% compare
- 93 Bulgaria 49.5% compare
- 95 Burkina Faso 49.4% compare
- 96 United States of America 49.4% compare
- 97 Myanmar 49.2% compare
More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Belgium?
- Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Belgium was 49.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female)?
- Belgium ranks 94th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).