Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Belgium
Belgium: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 68,793 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Belgium, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 68,793 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Belgium peaked at 81,014 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 59,531 number, in 2007.
Belgium ranks 96th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 81,014 number | — |
| 1971 | 80,781 number | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 79,957 number | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 78,373 number | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 76,335 number | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 74,161 number | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 72,282 number | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 70,714 number | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 69,427 number | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 68,315 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 67,261 number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 66,096 number | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 64,847 number | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 63,620 number | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 62,482 number | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 61,510 number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 60,787 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 60,456 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 60,509 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 60,812 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 61,221 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 61,536 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 61,683 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 61,791 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 61,908 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 62,085 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 62,411 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 62,602 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 62,831 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 63,039 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 63,162 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 63,103 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 62,671 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 61,872 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 60,938 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 60,083 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 59,615 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 59,531 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 59,810 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 60,361 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 61,083 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 61,823 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 62,779 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 63,949 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 65,195 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 66,378 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 67,300 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 68,037 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 68,489 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 68,722 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 68,793 number | +0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 68,793 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 3.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 68,793 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75,136 number | 68,315 number | 81,014 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,838 number | 60,456 number | 67,261 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,111 number | 61,221 number | 63,039 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,115 number | 59,531 number | 63,162 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,376 number | 61,083 number | 68,722 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,793 number | 68,793 number | 68,793 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Belgium?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Belgium was 68,793 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 81,014 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,531 number in 2007.
- How does Belgium rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Belgium ranks 96th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.