Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Belgium
- Data from June 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables. Planned article update: August 2017.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles on Europe 2020 strategy, focusing on the situation in Belgium.
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
Explanations on this radar chart are available here.
Main statistical findings
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
In 2014, Belgium almost closed the gap to it energy efficiency target, which foresees a reduction in primary energy consumption to 43.7 Mtoe. Since 2008, Belgium has made progress towards its targets on early leavers from education and training, and in 2015 the gap to the national target was smaller than for the EU as a whole. The country has also increased its expenditure on R&D as a share of GDP, but in 2014 it was still at a 0.5 percentage point distance from its national target of 3 %. The share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption doubled in the period from 2008 to 2014, however, the country remains five percentage points below its national target of 13 %. In contrast, the employment rate and the share of tertiary graduates have remained stagnant since 2008. Over the same period, the number of people people at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by about 7 %, moving the country further away from its national 2020 target. Although the country displayed a downward trend in GHG emissions in non-ETS sectors in the period from 2010 to 2012, the distance to the national target was larger than the distance of the EU as a whole to the EU target.
Data sources and availability
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
Under 'Tables', click on the icons next to the indicators:
- '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 growth and jobs strategy for the current decade, striving to pave the way to a smart, sustainable and inclusive future. The strategy envisages measures to overcome the economic crisis and move beyond it by addressing the structural weaknesses in the European economic model. The final objective is to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the Member States, while reducing the impact on the natural environment.
See also
Further Eurostat information
Publications
- Smarter, greener, more inclusive - indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy (online publication, also downloadable as PDF file)
Main tables
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission COM(2011) 211 final
Other information
- Regulation 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics