Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Belgium
Belgium: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 71.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Belgium, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Belgium is 71.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Belgium peaked at 71.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.6%, in 2001.
That places Belgium 38th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.6% | — |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 63.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 64.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 66.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 71.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.6% | 64.6% | 64.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 63.6% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 66.7% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 68.6% | 71.9% | 6 |
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- 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 labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Belgium?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Belgium was 71.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.6% in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Belgium ranks 38th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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