Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64

Prov. Brabant wallon had the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 of 11 regions in 2021, at 59.7%. Prov. Hainaut had the lowest, at 33.5%. The median was 43.5% and the figure for Belgium was 44.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest59.7Prov. Brabant wallon

Lowest33.5Prov. Hainaut

Median43.511 regions

Belgium44.9History

All regions, 2021

%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2021 (%)	Change on 2020
1	Prov. Brabant wallon Series break	59.7	0 pts
2	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Low reliability	53.2	+1.8 pts
3	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break	52.2	+2.9 pts
4	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break	50	+5.9 pts
5	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Series break	44.6	+2.1 pts
6	Prov. Antwerpen Series break	43.5	+2.5 pts
7	Prov. Namur Series break	42.8	+2 pts
8	Prov. Liège Series break	42.4	+2.7 pts
9	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break	39.5	+0.8 pts
10	Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break	39.2	+1.5 pts
11	Prov. Hainaut Series break	33.5	+1.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is tertiary (ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8: short-cycle tertiary, bachelor's or equivalent, master's or equivalent, and doctoral), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64. Measured by national labour force surveys.

Includes short-cycle tertiary programmes such as US associate degrees, so it is higher than the US bachelors_degree_share, which also covers everyone aged 25 and over.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04) (Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table

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Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/belgium-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/belgium-regions?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/belgium-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat\_lfse\_04): Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/belgium-regions?period=2021. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat\_lfse\_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat\_lfse\_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which region has the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64?

Prov. Brabant wallon, with 59.7% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64?

Prov. Hainaut, with 33.5% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12.