In the past year, one in five Belgian adults (21.5 percent) followed an education. This is reported by the Belgian statistics agency Statbel. In 2021, that share was slightly lower (19.9 percent). Our country does fall short of the European target: by 2025, 47 percent of people aged between 25 and 64 should have followed a course in the past year.
In the ‘Labour Force Survey’, participants are asked whether they have received training either in the past four weeks or in the past year. Both formal courses, which are recognized by the ministries of education and usually lead to a diploma or certificate, and non-formal courses are eligible.
Diploma of higher education
One in ten Belgian adults (10.3 percent) indicated that they had received training in the four weeks before the survey. That is less than what the sustainable development goals (SDGs) prescribe, namely 15 percent by 2030.
In particular, people with a higher education diploma (32.6 percent) were more likely to follow additional training in 2022. The level of education was highest in the Brussels-Capital Region (29.1 percent), followed by the Flemish Region (22.4 percent) and the Walloon Region (17 percent).
Between 25 and 34 years old
People between 25 and 34 years old (27.8 percent) were more than twice as likely to be in education than people between 55 and 64 years old (12.9 percent). People with a temporary job (31.3 percent) also participate more in training than people with a permanent job (23.9 percent). Training is most often provided in extraterritorial organisations, the financial sector and education.
Nearly a quarter of working people committed to a study in 2022, compared to 17.2 percent of the unemployed and 10.3 percent of the inactive. Over a period of four weeks, the unemployed are more inclined to follow a course (13.2 percent) than the employed (10.5 percent) and the inactive (8.8 percent).
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