Australia vs Belgium: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Australia
604,520 number
in 2020
Belgium
510,683 number
in 2020
Australia rank
82nd
Belgium rank
84th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • Belgium
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

How they compare

Australia currently reports 604,520 number against 510,683 number in Belgium, a difference of 93,837 number.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 82nd and Belgium ranks 84th of 205 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Belgium Difference Ahead
1970s 738,842 number 457,583 number 281,259 number Australia
1980s 794,124 number 444,102 number 350,022 number Australia
1990s 597,316 number 457,343 number 139,973 number Australia
2000s 559,675 number 500,062 number 59,613 number Australia
2010s 592,553 number 505,176 number 87,377 number Australia
2020s 604,520 number 510,683 number 93,837 number Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Australia or Belgium?
Australia, at 604,520 number against 510,683 number in Belgium as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Australia and Belgium?
93,837 number, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Australia ranks 82nd and Belgium ranks 84th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.