Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Belgium

Belgium: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 17.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
17.0%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
77th
of 98 countries
All-time high
19.4%
in 2000
All-time low
16.1%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2000–2018

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Belgium, 2000–2018

051015202000200920182000: 19.4 %2001: 19.3 %2002: 19.4 %2006: 17.2 %2008: 16.1 %2009: 16.4 %2010: 16.3 %2011: 16.7 %2012: 16.7 %2013: 17.3 %2014: 18 %2015: 17.4 %2016: 17.1 %2017: 16.7 %2018: 17 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 17.0% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Belgium peaked at 19.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2008.

That places Belgium 77th out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.9% 16.1% 19.4% 6
2010s 17.0% 16.3% 18.0% 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 74 Netherlands 17.5% compare
  2. 75 Australia 17.4% compare
  3. 76 Armenia 17.1% compare
  4. 78 Ghana 16.4%
  5. 79 Ecuador 15.8% compare
  6. 80 Bahrain 15.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Belgium?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Belgium was 17.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2008.
How does Belgium rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Belgium ranks 77th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.