Children out of school, primary in Belgium
Belgium: Children out of school, primary was 13,226 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Belgium, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Belgium is 13,226, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 35.4% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Belgium peaked at 15,271 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 654, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 104th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 870 | — |
| 2002 | 654 | -24.8% |
| 2003 | 873 | +33.5% |
| 2004 | 4,279 | +390.1% |
| 2005 | 3,938 | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 5,449 | +38.4% |
| 2007 | 6,624 | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 7,844 | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 8,792 | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 9,272 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 15,271 | +64.7% |
| 2012 | 13,766 | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 13,387 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 13,738 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 14,170 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 14,994 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 10,963 | -26.9% |
| 2018 | 10,723 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 10,858 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 9,921 | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 11,848 | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 9,771 | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 13,226 | +35.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +390.1% | 873 | 4,279 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,369 | 654 | 8,792 | 9 |
| 2010s | 12,714 | 9,272 | 15,271 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,192 | 9,771 | 13,226 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.32 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.34 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Belgium?
- Children out of school, primary in Belgium was 13,226 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 15,271 in 2011.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 654 in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for children out of school, primary?
- Belgium ranks 104th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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. 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.