Population by Educational Attainment Level in Belgium

Key Insights:

• Education Drives Employment: Higher education significantly improves employment outcomes – tertiary education (ED5-8) shows rates around 44-49%, while lower education (ED0-2) shows only 17-22%.
• Citizenship Gap Persists: Foreign citizens consistently show lower employment rates across all education levels compared to national citizens, particularly pronounced in lower education categories.
• Modest Improvements: Employment rates remained relatively stable between 2023 and 2024, with slight improvements in most categories.
• Upper Secondary Plus Dominates: The ED3-8 category shows the highest overall employment rates (82-84%), indicating strong job market demand for mid-to-high skilled workers.

Legend Description:

Educational Levels:

• ● ED0-2: Pre-primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2)
• ● ED3-8: Upper secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education (levels 3-8)
• ● ED5-8: Tertiary education (levels 5-8)

Citizenship Categories: NAT (National citizens), FOR (Foreign citizens), TOTAL (All citizens)

Values represent employment rates as percentages of the total population in each category.