Belgium vs ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): School age population, primary education, both sexes

Belgium
790,278
in 2024
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
66.87 million
in 2024
Belgium rank
98th
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank
101st

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Belgium
  • ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) currently reports 66.87 million against 790,278 in Belgium, a difference of 66.08 million.

That makes ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)'s figure about 84.6 times Belgium's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 98th and ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 101st of 222 countries.

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) Difference Ahead
2000s 724,753 64.49 million 63.76 million ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
2010s 761,344 64.58 million 63.82 million ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
2020s 799,364 67.33 million 66.53 million ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Belgium or ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), at 66.87 million against 790,278 in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Belgium and ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
66.08 million, with ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Belgium and ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Belgium ranks 98th and ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 101st of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release