Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Belgium
Data extracted in August 2019.
No planned update.
This Statistics Explained article is outdated and has been archived - for recent information on Europe 2020 strategy see here.
Source: Eurostat (see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 headline indicators)
Explanations on this radar chart are available here.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles on Europe 2020 strategy, focusing on the situation in Belgium.
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Overview
In 2018, Belgium surpassed its target on early leavers from education and training by 0.9 percentage points. In the same year the country also reached its tertiary educational attainment target, which foresees an increase in the share of the population aged 30 to 34 with tertiary education to 47 %. The country has also increased its expenditure on R&D as a share of GDP, but in 2017 it was still 0.4 percentage points from its 3 % national target. The share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption in Belgium more than doubled between 2008 and 2017; however, the country remains 3.9 percentage points below its national target of 13 %. Although the country reduced its GHG emissions in ESD sectors between 2008 and 2017, it is still 5.2 percentage points away from its national target. The lack of progress in primary energy consumption leaves the country more than five Mtoe away from its target. Similarly, lack of progress on the employment rate between 2008 and 2018 means the employment target is still 3.5 percentage points away. Between 2008 and 2018, the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 2.6 %, moving the country further from its national 2020 target.
Source: Eurostat (see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 headline indicators)
Data sources
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
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- 'Explanatory texts (metadata)' for a detailed overview of the collection and compilation methods;
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A more general overview of quality procedures can be found in Implementation of standard reference metadata for indicators - the ESMS Indicator Profile (ESMS-IP) (PDF file).
Context
Europe 2020 is the EU’s agenda for jobs and growth for the current decade. It emphasises smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as a way to strengthen the EU economy and prepare its structure for the challenges of the next decade. As a main objective, the strategy strives to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the Member States, while reducing the impact on the natural environment.
Direct access to
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2011) 211 final.
- Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics