Belgium's labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education) was 21.54% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1.27 percentage points from 22.81% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 21.54% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 21.17% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 22.81% | 2014 |
| Highest | 24.53% | 2010 |
| Lowest | 19.61% | 2023 |
| Average since 2015 | 21.07% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 23.12% | 1992 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Belgium's labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education) rose 1.93 percentage points on 2023 (from 19.61% to 21.54%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.91 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.93 percentage points in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.82 percentage points in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.19 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 36% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Belgium had the 44th highest value of the 62 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 21.54% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 28.69% | 2024 |
| High income | 30.55% | 2024 |
Closest to Belgium in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 33 values
| Year | Labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.54 |
| 2023 | 19.61 |
| 2022 | 20.95 |
| 2021 | 19.83 |
| 2020 | 19.93 |
| 2019 | 21.17 |
| 2018 | 21.61 |
| 2017 | 22.43 |
| 2016 | 21.94 |
| 2015 | 21.69 |
Labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education) in nearby economies
More social protection & labor data for Belgium
- Net migration — 31,989 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 186,393 (2025)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) — 5.64% (2025)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) — 6.66% (2025)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 6.18% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 51.63% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) — 85.42% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate)
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Questions people ask
- What is Belgium's labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education)?
- 21.54% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1992?
- It is down 1.58 percentage points from 23.12% in 1992. The highest value was 24.53% in 2010 and the lowest 19.61% in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank?
- 44th highest of 62 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education) unusual for Belgium?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.BASC.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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