Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Belgium
Belgium: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 219,347 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Belgium, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 219,347 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2018.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Belgium peaked at 225,519 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 179,201 number, in 1989.
Belgium ranks 58th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 224,709 number | — |
| 1972 | 220,352 number | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 215,697 number | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 215,632 number | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 214,843 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 214,159 number | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 208,085 number | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 197,227 number | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 191,367 number | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 187,680 number | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 188,248 number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 189,718 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 190,180 number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 191,176 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 192,200 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 191,208 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 185,246 number | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 181,190 number | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 179,201 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 180,307 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 182,180 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 193,641 number | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 199,788 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 205,087 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 208,341 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 208,239 number | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 193,771 number | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 194,810 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 195,518 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 196,001 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 195,817 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 195,025 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 201,211 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 200,947 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 200,764 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 202,918 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 206,963 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 211,330 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 216,884 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 220,365 number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 222,723 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 225,519 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 224,855 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 224,351 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 222,236 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 219,347 number | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 211,341 number | 191,367 number | 224,709 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 187,605 number | 179,201 number | 192,200 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 196,419 number | 180,307 number | 208,341 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 198,997 number | 194,810 number | 206,963 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 220,846 number | 211,330 number | 225,519 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Belgium?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Belgium was 219,347 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 225,519 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,201 number in 1989.
- How does Belgium rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Belgium ranks 58th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.