Unemployment with advanced education in Belgium
Belgium: Unemployment with advanced education was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Belgium, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education in Belgium is 3.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Belgium peaked at 4.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2000.
That places Belgium 88th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.0% | — |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +31.2% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -28.5% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +24.8% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Belgium?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Belgium was 3.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Belgium ranks 88th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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 Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).