Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Belgium
Belgium: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students was 14.81 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Belgium, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Belgium is 14.81 Years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Belgium peaked at 21.22 Years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14.81 Years, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 6th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21.22 Years | — |
| 2014 | 18.9 Years | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 21.06 Years | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 18.68 Years | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 18.46 Years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 18.45 Years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.43 Years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.33 Years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 17.45 Years | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 17.9 Years | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 18.22 Years | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 14.81 Years | -18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.32 Years | 18.43 Years | 21.22 Years | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.34 Years | 14.81 Years | 18.33 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 3 Australia 15.76 Years compare
- 3 Netherlands 13.94 Years compare
- 3 Croatia 12.23 Years compare
- 4 Costa Rica 15.71 Years compare
- 5 Ireland 15.63 Years compare
- 5 Lithuania 13.66 Years compare
- 6 Slovenia 13.27 Years compare
- 7 Poland 12.37 Years compare
- 7 Portugal 14.61 Years compare
- 8 Spain 14.6 Years compare
- 8 Türkiye 12.37 Years compare
- 9 Denmark 14.44 Years compare
More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Belgium?
- Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Belgium was 14.81 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 21.22 Years in 2013.
- What is the lowest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.81 Years in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.