Over-age students, primary, male in Belgium
Belgium: Over-age students, primary, male was 4.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Belgium, 1977–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 4.9% for over-age students, primary, male in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Belgium peaked at 8.3% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1991.
Belgium ranks 106th of 191 countries on this measure, 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, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 8.3% | — |
| 1979 | 6.2% | -25.7% |
| 1980 | 5.7% | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 5.8% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 5.4% | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 5.3% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | +26.0% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3% | 6.2% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 4.3% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 103 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.7% compare
- 104 Belarus 5.5% compare
- 105 Grenada 5.4% compare
- 107 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.9% compare
- 108 Spain 4.8% compare
- 109 Brunei Darussalam 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, male in Belgium?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Belgium was 4.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 1977.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1991.
- How does Belgium rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Belgium ranks 106th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, male (% of male 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.