This statistic shows the employment rate in Belgium from 2010 to 2017, by level of education. In 2017, the employment rate for people with a university degree was 93.1 percent.
Rate of employment in Belgium from 2010 to 2017, by level of education
Characteristic
No degree
Primary school degree
Lower secondary school degree
Higher secondary school degree
Higher education short cycle
Higher education long cycle
University degree
2017
-
28.4
38.5
64.3
79.3
85.9
93.1
2016
-
30.4
38.3
63.7
78.8
85.6
92
2015
-
30.8
38.4
63.3
79.7
84.6
91.2
2014
-
33
39.4
63.2
79.9
84.8
89.9
2013
29.5
32
41.5
65.3
82.5
80.3
79.6
2012
30.8
31.2
42.8
65.2
82.5
81.6
80.7
2011
30.9
32
42.9
65.6
82.3
83.5
81
2010
28.6
33
44
65.7
81.4
82
82.5
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Statbel. (March 29, 2018). Rate of employment in Belgium from 2010 to 2017, by level of education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/529010/employment-rate-in-belgium-by-level-of-education/
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Statbel. (2018). Rate of employment in Belgium from 2010 to 2017, by level of education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529010/employment-rate-in-belgium-by-level-of-education/
Statbel. "Rate of Employment in Belgium from 2010 to 2017, by Level of Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529010/employment-rate-in-belgium-by-level-of-education/
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