Population in private households by educational attainment level and in Belgium
Belgium: Population in private households by educational attainment level and was 22.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in private households by educational attainment level and in Belgium, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, population in private households by educational attainment level and in Belgium stood at 22.3%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in private households by educational attainment level and in Belgium peaked at 42.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 16th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Population in private households by educational attainment level and in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 42.4% | — |
| 2005 | 40.2% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 22.3% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 35.8% | 42.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 28.1% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 22.3% | 27.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 13 Romania 23.7% compare
- 14 Luxembourg 23.1% compare
- 15 France 22.4% compare
- 17 Serbia 20.4% compare
- 18 Norway 20.1% compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20.0% compare
- 19 United Kingdom 20.0% 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 population in private households by educational attainment level and in Belgium?
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and in Belgium was 22.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population in private households by educational attainment level and recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest population in private households by educational attainment level and recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for population in private households by educational attainment level and?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in private households by educational attainment level and rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 Population in private households by educational attainment level and labour status - %. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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