Children out of school, primary, male in Belgium
Belgium: Children out of school, primary, male was 6,672 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, male in Belgium, 2004–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, male in Belgium is 6,672, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 36.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Belgium peaked at 7,804 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,483, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 110th of 177 countries on this measure, 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, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2,534 | — |
| 2005 | 2,483 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 2,989 | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 3,593 | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 4,080 | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 4,544 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 4,751 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 7,804 | +64.3% |
| 2012 | 7,002 | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 6,728 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 6,873 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 7,138 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 7,606 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 5,621 | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 5,528 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 5,578 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5,029 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 6,030 | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 4,898 | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 6,672 | +36.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,370 | 2,483 | 4,544 | 6 |
| 2010s | 6,463 | 4,751 | 7,804 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,657 | 4,898 | 6,672 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 613,964 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Belgium?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Belgium was 6,672 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7,804 in 2011.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,483 in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Belgium ranks 110th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, male. 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.