Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Belgium

Belgium: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 9,284 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
9,284 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
36th
of 131 countries
All-time high
9,284 number
in 2018
All-time low
3,591 number
in 2001
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Belgium, 1999–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1999200820181999: 3.9k number2000: 3.8k number2001: 3.6k number2002: 3.9k number2003: 3.9k number2004: 4.3k number2005: 4.4k number2006: 4.4k number2007: 4.2k number2008: 5.5k number2009: 7.0k number2010: 7.4k number2011: 7.3k number2012: 7.7k number2013: 8.0k number2014: 8.4k number2015: 8.9k number2016: 8.9k number2017: 9.1k number2018: 9.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Belgium is 9,284 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 68.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Belgium peaked at 9,284 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,591 number, in 2001.

Belgium ranks 36th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) in Belgium, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 3,933 number —
2000 3,823 number -2.8%
2001 3,591 number -6.1%
2002 3,915 number +9.0%
2003 3,919 number +0.1%
2004 4,283 number +9.3%
2005 4,415 number +3.1%
2006 4,417 number +0.0%
2007 4,231 number -4.2%
2008 5,507 number +30.2%
2009 7,002 number +27.1%
2010 7,378 number +5.4%
2011 7,325 number -0.7%
2012 7,693 number +5.0%
2013 7,962 number +3.5%
2014 8,376 number +5.2%
2015 8,890 number +6.1%
2016 8,934 number +0.5%
2017 9,109 number +2.0%
2018 9,284 number +1.9%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 9,284 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,037 number, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 9,284 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,667 number, 2.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +30.2% 4,231 number 5,507 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,933 number 3,933 number 3,933 number 1
2000s 4,510 number 3,591 number 7,002 number 10
2010s 8,328 number 7,325 number 9,284 number 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 33 Romania 10,077 number compare
  2. 34 Portugal 9,666 number compare
  3. 35 Philippines 9,286 number compare
  4. 37 Finland 8,796 number compare
  5. 38 Bangladesh 8,583 number compare
  6. 39 Vietnam 8,534 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Belgium?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Belgium was 9,284 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 9,284 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 3,591 number in 2001.
How does Belgium rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Belgium ranks 36th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.