Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme in Belgium
Belgium: Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme was 757,624 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme in Belgium, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme in Belgium is 757,624, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme in Belgium peaked at 776,413 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 718,636, in 2021.
That places Belgium 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 773,697 | — |
| 2014 | 776,413 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 773,339 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 768,597 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 759,820 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 750,644 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 757,543 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 734,308 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 718,636 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 722,658 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 732,349 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 757,624 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 765,722 | 750,644 | 776,413 | 7 |
| 2020s | 733,115 | 718,636 | 757,624 | 5 |
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More education data for Belgium
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme in Belgium?
- Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme in Belgium was 757,624 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 776,413 in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 718,636 in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme orientation, completion and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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