Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Belgium
Belgium: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 56.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Belgium, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belgium recorded 56.9% for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Belgium peaked at 64.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 104th 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 (% of total working-age) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 61.5% | — |
| 1993 | 62.9% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 63.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 63.8% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 63.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 63.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 62.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 61.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 56.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.2% | 61.5% | 64.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 62.5% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 58.5% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 56.6% | 57.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Belgium?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Belgium was 56.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Belgium ranks 104th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 (% of total 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).