Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Belgium
Belgium: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 1.38 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.38
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
190th
of 229 countries
All-time high
2.7
in 1964
All-time low
1.38
in 2023
Years of data
78
1947β2024
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Belgium, 1947β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Belgium stood at 1.38.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Belgium peaked at 2.7 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.38, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 190th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 78 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.46 | 2.42 | 2.49 | 3 |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 2.29 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.53 | 2.28 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9 | 1.71 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 | 1.5 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 | 1.65 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 | 1.61 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1.38 | 1.6 | 5 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Belgium?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Belgium was 1.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Belgium ranks 190th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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