Over-age students, primary in Belgium
Belgium: Over-age students, primary was 4.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Belgium, 1977–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary in Belgium stood at 4.8%.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Belgium peaked at 7.9% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1991.
Belgium ranks 107th 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 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 7.9% | — |
| 1979 | 5.9% | -25.6% |
| 1980 | 5.2% | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 5.8% | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 5.1% | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 5.3% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +24.2% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +33.6% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 104 Spain 5.2% compare
- 105 Tunisia 5.2% compare
- 106 British Virgin Islands 4.9% compare
- 108 Italy 4.6% compare
- 109 United Arab Emirates 4.5% compare
- 110 Saudi Arabia 4.4% compare
More education data for Belgium
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Belgium?
- Over-age students, primary in Belgium was 4.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 1977.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1991.
- How does Belgium rank for over-age students, primary?
- Belgium ranks 107th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 (% of 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.