Over-age students, primary, female in Belgium
Belgium: Over-age students, primary, female was 4.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Belgium, 1977–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, female in Belgium stood at 4.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Belgium peaked at 7.5% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1991.
That places Belgium 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 7.5% | — |
| 1979 | 5.6% | -25.4% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | -16.0% |
| 1981 | 5.2% | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 4.8% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +21.6% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +43.9% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.5% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 100 Saudi Arabia 5.0% compare
- 101 United Arab Emirates 5.0% compare
- 102 Netherlands 4.9% compare
- 104 Algeria 4.7% compare
- 105 Dominica 4.6% compare
- 106 South Africa 4.4% 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 over-age students, primary, female in Belgium?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Belgium was 4.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 1977.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1991.
- How does Belgium rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Belgium ranks 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.