Children out of school, primary, female in Belgium
Belgium: Children out of school, primary, female was 6,554 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, female in Belgium, 2004–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2023, children out of school, primary, female in Belgium stood at 6,554.
The figure is up 34.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Belgium peaked at 7,467 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,455, in 2005.
That places Belgium 108th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,745 | — |
| 2005 | 1,455 | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 2,460 | +69.1% |
| 2007 | 3,031 | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 3,764 | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 4,248 | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 4,521 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 7,467 | +65.2% |
| 2012 | 6,764 | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 6,659 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 6,865 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 7,032 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 7,388 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 5,342 | -27.7% |
| 2018 | 5,195 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 5,280 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4,892 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 5,818 | +18.9% |
| 2022 | 4,873 | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 6,554 | +34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,784 | 1,455 | 4,248 | 6 |
| 2010s | 6,251 | 4,521 | 7,467 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,534 | 4,873 | 6,554 | 4 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 239,886 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.045 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Belgium?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Belgium was 6,554 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7,467 in 2011.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,455 in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Belgium ranks 108th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.