Labour transitions: change in qualification level in Belgium
Belgium: Labour transitions: change in qualification level was 83.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
83.1%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
6th
of 49 countries
All-time high
85.3%
in 2023
All-time low
77.2%
in 2009
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Belgium, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Belgium stood at 83.1%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Belgium peaked at 85.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2009.
That places Belgium 6th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Labour transitions: change in qualification level in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 79.4% | — |
| 2007 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 83.1% | -0.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 83.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.2%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 83.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.2% | 77.2% | 80.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 79.5% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 81.5% | 85.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Belgium?
- Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Belgium was 83.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status)?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 transitions - change in qualification level (employment status and pay level) compared to previous year by sex and previous employment status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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